Introduction
Literary devices are important tools in writing. Knowing these devices helps readers understand the author's message.
Task
You will be assigned specific terms from this quest.
You are responsible for teaching your peers the devices you have been assigned.
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Genres |
Sounds |
Figurative Language |
Voice |
Drama |
Poetry |
Style |
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Allegory |
Alliteration |
Allusion |
Active |
Audience |
Ballad |
Diction |
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Anecdote |
Assonance |
Analogy |
Passive |
Aside |
Lyric |
Attitude |
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Elegy |
Consonance |
Simile |
Speaker |
Drama |
Narrative |
Dialect |
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Epilogue |
Onomatopoeia
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Metaphor |
Mood |
Monologue |
Epic
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Dialogue |
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Eulogy |
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Conceit |
Tone |
Soliloquy |
Blank verse |
Sarcasm |
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Explication |
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Cliché |
Nostalgia |
Stage directions |
Free verse |
Prose |
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Fable |
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Exaggeration |
Point of view |
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Internal rhyme |
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Farce |
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Hyperbole |
Limited |
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Prosody |
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Folklore |
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Figurative language |
Omniscient |
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Rhyme scheme |
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Frame story |
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Figure of speech |
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Stanza |
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Legend |
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Flash forward |
2nd |
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verse |
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Memoir |
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Flashback |
3rd |
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Parable |
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Foreshadowing |
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Proverb |
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Idiom |
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Plot |
Miscellaneous |
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Imagery |
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Satire |
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Irony: verbal, situational, dramatic |
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Climax |
Ambiguity |
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Tragedy
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Motif/theme |
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Conflict |
Hypothetical question |
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Personification |
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Denouement |
Moral |
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Repetition |
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Dilemma |
Rhetoric |
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Suspense |
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Exposition |
Semantic |
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Pun |
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Internal conflict |
Slang |
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Juxtaposition |
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External conflict |
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Symbolism |
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Falling action |
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Inciting incident |
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Rising action |
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Setting |
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Subplot |
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Theme
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Resolution |
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Process
1. Use the links provided and research for definitions and examples.
https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms
2. Make a PPT/Prezi/Google Slides and upload it to Google Classroom.
You are going to teach these terms to your classmates.
3. Have a worksheet for peer practice. Upload this as well.
Evaluation
Definition
Reason writers use device
Examples of device being used
Handout with practice identifying device
Presentation
Conclusion
Learning these devices will bolster your understanding of the text and increase your ability to analyze it.