6th Grade Literary Devices Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Literary devices are the tools authors use to build meaning in a story, such as symbols, foreshadowing and irony. This subtopic holds 11 sheets for 6th grade, each with an answer key. Symbolism in Short Stories reads The Brass Key and The Light on Gull Point, Foreshadowing Clues reads The Volcano That Went Sideways, and Mood in Setting Descriptions names the mood of 6 settings. Some sheets support CCSS RL.6.2, RL.6.4 and RL.6.5.