Definitions 1
Definitions 2
Examples 1
Examples 2
Review
200

Comparing two objects using like or as.

What is a simile?
200

Comparing two objects without using like or as

What is a metaphor?

200

My students are as bright as the sun!

What is simile?

200

She described her vacation as an educational experience.

What is irony?

200
To help with writing style, and to make writing sound more rich.

Why do we use literary devices?

300

A type of language that stimulates a readers senses.

What is symbolism?

300
What are your five senses?
Sight, sound, taste, touch, smell.
300

The car lights blinked in the distance.

What is personification?

300

A butterfly is often a symbol of change or beauty in stories, movies, or TV shows.

What is symbolism?

300
The month we are in now.

What is May?

400

When emphasizing non-human characteristics by describing them with human qualities/

What is personification?

400

A type of language that stimulates a readers senses.

What is imagery?

400

The red ruby slippers glistened in the sunlight.

What is imagery?

400

Mowing the lawn is a walk in the park.

What is a metaphor?

400

A word that shows action in a sentence.

Verb

500

Used in an event in which what's on the surface, appears to be the case or what's expected.

What is irony?

500

A tool that is used by writers to hint at larder themes, ideas or meaning in a story or piece of writing.

What is a literary device?

500
It was so cold outside, I thought I would die. (Could it really have been THAT cold?)
Hyperbole
500
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
500

Name one movie that uses symbolism, and what it represents. Must say the role that the item plays.

(I.E. In Harry Potter, the mirror in which he sees is parents is a symbol for what they need the most.)