Literary Devices
writing that invokes the reader's senses with descriptive word choice
imagery
famous deaf actress who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut role in Children of a Lesser God
Marlee Matlin
British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007
J.K Rowling
China
This was the highest grossing film of 2023
Barbie
hinting at future events in a story using subtle parallels, usually to generate more suspense or engage the reader's curiosity
foreshadowing
Met Gallaudet in Europe and returned with him to the United States and together, started the first school for the deaf in the US.
Laurent Clerc
English author, poet, mathematician and photographer. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll
Egypt
Cairo
'Guts' was the most popular album released in 2023 by this artist
Oliva Rodrigo
When a writer gives inanimate objects or inhuman beings (like animals) human characteristics or attributes
personification
American model, actor and activist who won both “America's Next Top Model” and “Dancing with the Stars”
Nyle DiMarco
American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Called the "King of Horror"
Stephen King
India
New Delhi
Taylor Swift started dating this Chiefs player
Travis Kelce
exaggerated statement that emphasizes the significance of the statement's actual meaning
hyperbole
became deaf and blind as a result of an illness when she was just 19 months old.
Helen Keller
English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Indonesia
this film won a Golden Globe for best picture 2024
Oppenheimer
soft and inoffensive word or phrase that replaces a harsh, unpleasant, or hurtful one for the sake of sympathy or civility
euphemism
American actor, writer, and director best known for playing Emmett on the popular ABC Family show, "Switched at Birth."
Sea Berdy
English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie
Norway
Oslo
This 2024 Golden Globes host recieved massive backlash for making a joke about the Barbie movie
Jo Koy