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When an exact line or phrase is repeated within a poem.
Repetition
When two unlike things are compared using like or as.
Simile
Why is foreshadowing important in a mystery?
It can provide clues to solve the mystery.
Which of the following literary devices is imagery?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. The wind whispered through the trees, sharing secrets of the night.
B. The rich chocolate cake melted in her mouth, its deep, velvety sweetness enveloping her senses.
C. Her laughter was like a refreshing breeze on a hot summer day.
D. I’m so cold, I could freeze to death!
B. The rich chocolate cake melted in her mouth, its deep, velvety sweetness enveloping her senses.
Identify the type of imagery
"The golden sun dipped below the horizon, painting the clouds with streaks of crimson."
Visual imagery (appeals to sight — color and scenery)
When two unlike things are compared without using the words like or as.
Metaphor
What does ambiguity mean?
When something is unclear or can have more than one meaning.
Name a technique writers use for foreshadowing.
Using symbols or certain words, include mysterious objects, dialogue, title, setting, metaphor or simile.
"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
Metaphor
Identify the type of imagery
"Her hands were as cold as ice after the snowball fight."
Tactile imagery (appeals to touch — temperature)
A narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.
Foreshadowing
The formation or the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Onomatopoeia
Identify two literary devices used in
"The white mares of the moon rush along the sky"
Metaphor and Personification
The “white mares of the moon” metaphorically describe clouds or moonlight
It is given human or animal quality ; rushing which clouds cannot literally do.
"Our project week was an organized mess, but somehow everything worked out in the end."
Oxymoron
(organized mess)
Identify the type of imagery
“The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.”
Olfactory imagery (appeals to smell)
Language that creates a concrete representation or a vivid mental picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery
When consonant sounds are repeated at the beginning of several words
Alliteration
Name a way to speed up the pacing in a story.
Using short sentences or quick actions.
Identify two literary devices used in
"My stick fingers click with a snicker"
onomatopoeia and personification
Onomatopoeia – sound words (click, snicker)
Personification – giving the fingers the human trait of “snickering”
Identify the type of imagery
“The lemonade was sharp and tangy, making my lips pucker.”
Gustatory imagery (appeals to taste)
When vowel sounds are repeated in several different words.
Assonance
How can slow pacing create suspense?
It makes readers wait and feel anxious about what will happen next.
Identify 3 literary devices used in
"My paper can caper; abandon
Is broadcast by the dint of my din,"
personification, alliteration, and assonance.
Romeo and Juliet –
Before going to the Capulet party, Romeo says he feels something will happen that will lead to his death.
What literary device is used here?
Foreshadowing
Identify the type of imagery
“A faint whisper echoed through the empty hall.”
Auditory imagery (appeals to hearing — soft sound)