Literary Devices
hands representing hard work
symbol / symbolism
Remember to name these people when writing your essay.
Authors / Authors' names
This guy flew to close to the sun.
Icarus
"I refuse to do my homework."
Defiant, rebellious
This genre has to do with everything going wrong and literary means, "bad place."
Dystopia
"The wind whispered in my ear."
This tells us "How" a writer or piece of writing does something. Hint: you need to compare them on your essay.
Literary Device
This guy sang a song to get his wife back.
Orpheus
"I would prefer not to do my homework, if that's okay with you."
Polite, afraid, timid
A dystopia is characterized by this kind of government
authoritarian, tyrannical, totalitarian
"People didn't listen to Noah either..."
Allusion
This is what we call a character's description. Hint: You will need to compare two of them on the IA.
Characterization
Robert Browning characterizes Eurydice as...
Any of the following:
demanding, active, enraged
"Please don't make me do my homework!"
Desperate, begging
the feelings and/or memories that a word brings to mind
connotations
simile
at least two
While Milton characterizes Eve as gullible and selfish, Ansel Elkins characterizes her as...
Any of the following: rebellious, freedom-fighter, fearless, a hero
"I am not doing my homework until I have eaten and taken care of my other needs."
logical, confident, self-respecting
Putting things side-by-side to draw a comparison and make a point
juxtaposition
School was my home.
Metaphor
When you unpack a word or phrases connotations...
Zoom-in OR Zooming in
This woman was turned into a tree.
Persephone.
"Yes. I'll do ALL my homework tonight. In fact, I'll do it twice--NO, three times!"
when the opposite of what is expected occurs (usually to humorous effect)
irony