Literary devices A
This literary device shows differences between two characters, settings, or ideas to make each one stand out
What is contrast?
the use of sarcasm or when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what they are saying
e.g "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" after looking at a messy room.
What is verbal irony?
Kacey tells Steve she loves his cooking but feeds it to the dog under the table.
What is dramatic irony?
The animals spoke and sang to Snow White and braided her hair as she walked through the forest
personification
This device uses informal, everyday expressions like “gonna” or “hang out.”
What is colloquial language?
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
A literary device in which a writer uses one thing to represent another.
What is symbolism?
What is this an example of :
“Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory’s mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been.”
What is repetition?
A character like Raven has a spell and temporarily loses consciousness in order to see a glimpse of the future
foreshadow
Writers use colloquial language to make characters sound more like this.
What is real people / everyday speech?
Boom! Bang! Zip!
What is onomatopoeia?
Words like must, definitely, and always show this level of modality.
What is high modality?
At the end of the road you can only go left or right
What is juxtaposition?
What is Foreshadowing?
Colloquial language is different from this device, which describes the way a character speaks (formal, academic, gentle, sarcastic).
What is style of speech?
These are the reasons writers use literary devices
What is
to build mood
to show contrast/surprise
to reveal character/voice
to persuade or emphasize ideas
a photograph of a seagull sitting on top of a no seagulls sign
what is irony?
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
What is hyperbole?
Medium-modality words like probably and usually show this degree of certainty.
What is moderate or in-between certainty?
This term describes how a character talks and can reveal personality traits.
What is style of speech?
White.
There it was again.
Part of me was trying to remember something. I could feel my subconscious furiously digging to bring it up to the surface. It was so close. Right on the tip of my tongue.
Something white.
That was it!
Why hadn’t I seen it before?
I had to go!
I ran down the driveway. I had to be sure.
What is suspense?
A man is about to give a speech to a large audience on biology. Suddenly, he remembers playing with frogs and toads in his backyard as a curious child. He smiles at the memory, and then begins to speak to the audience about a new, groundbreaking finding about frogs.
What is flashback?
This is why we are studying literary devices in writing class.
What is to build strong thesis statements.
A statement that seems to contradict itself but actually reveals a deeper truth is called this.
What is paradox?
Embedded clauses help writers add this without making a new sentence.
What is detail / description?