Literary Devices
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. A big blue bus drove.
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Person Vs Person
When on person struggles directly against another individual.
Verbal Irony
When a speaker says one thing but intentionally means the opposite.
Topic sentence
Includes a thesis, which is a claim/argument that states of beliefs.
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing. Ex. This computer is as big as an cow.
Onomatopoeia
When a word is created to sound like the actual noise something makes
Person vs Self
A character that battle there own opposing emotions desires or morale dilemmas.
Situational Irony
When the outcome of the situation is the complete opposite of what is expected.
Transition
Connects your topic sentence to your contexts. For example one moments in the novel when/where.
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Ex. Life is a roller coaster.
Visual cues
Signals like colors, icons, gestures, or placement that guide attention
Person Vs Society
When a individual clashes with societal norms, expectations or loss.
Dramatic Irony
When an characters words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
Context
Not a summary, background information.
Personification
A literary device where human qualities, emotions, or actions are given to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas to make descriptions more vivid, relatable, and emotionally engaging. Ex. the wind howled.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Person Vs Nature
When a character battles the forces of nature such as a nature disaster extreme weather, wild life or illness.
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Rhythm
The regular, patterned recurrence of sounds, movements, or events in time
Person Vs Supernatural
When a human character battles forces beyond normal reality like ghosts, gods, monsters, magic, or fate.