LiterAry devices
Deafening silence!
What is an oxymoron?
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
What is personification?
Bleach Blonde Butch Body
What is alliteration?
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.
What is foreshadow?
A narrative or visual representation in which a character or event can be interpreted to represent meaning with moral or political significance.
What is an allegory?
Snap!
What is onomatopoeia?
The author's attitude toward the text shown through word choice.
What is tone?
The use of a less direct word or phrase in an effort to not offend.
eg. "My father passed away," instead of "My father died."
What is a euphemism?
The feelings the text evokes in a reader.
What is mood?
The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.
What is Imagery?
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?
He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is metaphor?
The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work.
What is personification?
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?
"Add fuel to the fire" is an example of an
What is an idiom?
The girl with the dark purple hair is often asleep in class.
What is direct characterization?
The message or lesson of the text. It is often universal in nature, like self-love, or gratitude.
What is theme?