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Warm-UPPlease pick up a handout from the back shelf
and complete.
You should use your notes!
Literary Devices
PunA play on words based on the similarity of
sound between two words with different meanings.
“ I was going to look for my missing watch, but I could never find the time.”
IdiomA group of words that have specific cultural
meaning; an expression that cannot be translated literally.
“A chip on your shoulder.”
OxymoronCombination of contradictory words
“Icy-Hot”
SimileComparison between two unlike things using
like or as.
Her eyes were as bright as the moon.
MetaphorMakes a comparison, but it
does not use the words like or as. Sometimes a metaphor makes the comparison by using the words is, are, was or were.
"The rain came down in long knitting needles."(Enid Bagnold, National Velvet)
PersonificationGiving human characteristics and feelings to
animals, objects and ideas.
“I’m tired,” the dog said.
HyperboleExaggeration that is so extreme it cannot be
true.
“I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.”
AllusionA reference to another major work of art or
something or someone familiar to the reader.
Foreshadowing An incident that points to an upcoming event
in a story, used to build suspense. ( A hint or clue)
Flashback Interruption of time in a story, with the
insertion of a past incident.
ImageryCreated images within the mind through
words that are descriptive and appeal to the five senses.
“The pitter-patter of the rain against the window.”
Irony Contrast between the expected and the
actual event (occurs when the opposite of what you expect happens).
SymbolThe use of an object to represent something
else (sometimes a more abstract idea).
MoodThe way the reader feels during a story.
Tone The author’s attitude towards his/her subject.
SuspenseA feeling of anxious uncertainty a but the
outcome of events in literature.
DialogueA conversation between characters, usually
set off by quotation marks.
DialectThe form of language spoken by people in a
particular region or group.
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