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Literary Devices Posters
A set of 13 literary devices posters with examples of different methods.
This literary devices poster set includes descriptions and examples of:
- alliteration
- characterization
- flashback
- foreshadowing
- hyperbole
- imagery
- juxtaposition
- metaphor
- onomatopoeia
- oxymoron
- personification
- simile
- idiom
Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

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Addition by Paul (Teach Starter) Jul 9th, 2020
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