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Page 1: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Literary Devices

Page 2: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a

story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization, setting, plot,

and theme

Page 3: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Foreshadowing

• hints and clues that the author gives the reader about what will happen later in the story

• used to build anticipation in the reader

Example: “…as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision…” (Munro 11).

Page 4: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Personification

• giving human characteristics to an object or creature that is not human

Examples: The sun smiled down on us.The leaves danced in the breeze.

Page 5: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Hyperbole

• extreme exaggeration used to make a point

Examples:I have a million things to do today.He is as old as the hills.These books weigh a ton.

Page 6: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Onomatopoeia

• the naming of an object or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it

Examples:buzz, hiss, swish, bang, clap

Page 7: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Alliteration

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

Example: “The rest of Harrison’s appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever worn heavier handicaps” (Vonnegut 7).

Page 8: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Symbol:

• a person, place, object, or image that represents another idea, feeling, or belief

• a symbol has its own meaning, but also stands for something beyond itself

Examples: wine in “The Interlopers” handicaps in “Harrison Bergeron”

Page 9: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Symbolism:

• the author’s use of symbols to add meaning to a story

• General symbols stand for universal ideasExamples: heart for love, skull for death

• Constructed symbols created by an author to represent an important idea in a particular story

Examples: ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz, handicaps in “Harrison Bergeron”

Page 10: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Allusion = a brief reference to a well-known person, place, historical

event, literary work, or work of art

Page 11: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Types of Allusions:

• Biblical• Historical• Classical (mythology)• Literary (fairy tales often become allusions

Prince Charming, Big Bad Wolf, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel)

• Shakespeare allusions are common • Popular culture/ sports

Page 12: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Allusions:

• Why do authors/ artists/ musicians use “allusion”?- helps create a certain mood quickly, without a lot of explanation

- connects author/ artist/ musician to the reader or audience

Page 13: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Imagery

The use of descriptive and/or figurative language to create “word pictures” in the

mind of the reader

Page 14: Literary Devices. Literary devices are used to: call attention to the important parts of a story make the writing style memorable add to the characterization,

Imagery

Figurative language includes • Metaphor • Simile• Hyperbole• Personification• Alliteration • Onomatopoeia


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