These documents contain examples of the 20 most commonly used language devices within narrative texts:

1. Adjectives (categories) 2. Adjectives (upgrades) 3. Adjectives (post modifying) 4. Adverbs of degree 5. Adverbs of frequency 6. Adverbs of manner 7. Adverbs of place 8. Adverbs of time (regular and suspenseful) 9. Alliteration 10. Appositives 11. Connectors 12. Idioms 13. Lexical cohesion 14. Mental verbs 15. Upgraded verbs 16. Onomatopoeia 17. Personification 18. Proper nouns 19. Upgraded nouns 20. Similes and metaphors

These can be disseminated to students as you teach each one; they can glue them into their work books and use them as references when writing.