Literary Devices
This figure of speech gives human qualities to nonhuman things or abstract ideas (e.g., "The wind whispered through the trees").
What is personification?
Identify the device and explain its effect: "The thunder grumbled angrily, as if the sky complained."
What is personification (and implied simile)? Effect: It makes the storm feel intentional and emotional, heightening tension.
The sun smiled is an example of...
What is personification?
the literal, dictionary meaning of a word.
Denotation
In literature, refers to the step-by-step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character
Characterization
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as." Name the device and provide a brief example.
What is a simile? (Example: "Her smile was like the sunrise.")
Name the device used when a poet substitutes a concrete image to represent an abstract idea (e.g., using "dove" to represent peace).
What is symbolism?
How YOU feel about a text when reading it
What is mood?
Name a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme traditionally associated with Shakespeare and Petrarch.
What is a sonnet?
The only pronoun that is capitalized.
What is "I"?
This device repeats the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words (e.g., "She sells seashells").
What is alliteration?
Read this one-line example and identify the device: "The classroom was a zoo."
What is metaphor?
a quality in an author's voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking
What is tone?
A poet repeats "I will not go gentle into that good night" in several stanzas. Name the device
Repetition
"Sound" words (Bam! Creak!)
What is onomatapoeia?
Identify the poetic device and explain how it contributes to meaning: "The river ran, a silver ribbon winding toward the sea."
What is metaphor and imagery? Contribution: The metaphor + vivid visual image emphasize motion and beauty while suggesting continuity or a journey.
the emotional atmosphere a poem creates for the reader.
Mood
An educated guess in literature
What is inference?
An Exaggeration
What is exaggeration?
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme?
the distinct writing style of an author
What is Voice
to make a well informed guess
What is infer?