Literary devices

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Literary devices

Which literary devices do you already know?

Literary devices (to be found in revision reader) 

• symbolism
  
• onomatopoeia
  
• irony
  
• hyperbole
  
• imagery
  
• juxtaposition 
• foreshadowing 

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Anaphora 
• Assonance 

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

I'm drowing in a sea of grief.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

What is the aim of imagery?

1. To show pictures.
2. To make readers think critical about a subject
3. To make the reader feel part of the story.
4. To highlight jokes.

What is meant by 'allusion'?

Which literary device is saying the exact opposite of what you mean?

1. satire
2. hyperbole
3. irony
4. alliteration

Give an example of an onomatopoeia.

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Sarcasm

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Weather forcast for tonight: no weather

Kim's kid kept kicking like crazy!

Which literary devices do you now know and can you recognize?

Which devices do you still not understand?

Revise the devices 

Check your notes and reader page 31-32

and see previous hand outs with practice

REMEMBER: You have to address some of the devices in your analysis. You can link them to your explanation of tone and/or mood