Literary Devices Literary Techniques Part 2 Adapted From Ms. Baisley’s website Definitions provided by Elements of Literature, Second Course. Holt, Rhinehart & Winston, nu3idRPhIJ:teacherweb.com/NY/Ketcham/MrsBaisley/LiteraryDeviceReview.ppt+%22literary+techniques%22+filetype:ppt&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Literary Techniques Literary techniques are used to produce a __________ effect on the reader. Authors often use a variety of techniques throughout a piece of literature.

Alliteration ________________________________ ________________________________ Alliteration is used to create a _________ or mood, call attention to specific words, point out _____________ and contrasts. Examples: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.

Allusion _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Author’s expect a reader to understand the allusion, think about the allusion and the literature to make connections. Often, the reference is to something religious.

Dialect ________________________________ ________________________________ Commonly brought to mind to New Yorkers are the Bostonian Dialect and the Southern Dialect.

Dialogue _____________________________ Dialogue is when a character speaks to another character. Dialogue is _______________. Dialogue can include when a character speaks out loud to an animal, an inanimate object or him or herself. Dialogue can be used to explain something to the reader/audience.

Flashback _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Flashback is when the story returns or goes back in time to a past event. Flashback is used to tell a past story. Flashback can be the memory of a single character or the narrator.

Foreshadowing ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______ Foreshadowing is when you are given _____ or clues about something that will happen in the future of the story. Some good examples of foreshadowing are in Arna Bontemps’ A Summer Tragedy with the older couple who commits suicide.

Imagery _________________________________ Imagery is when words or language is used to appeal to one or all of the five senses – sight, touch, taste, smell or sound. In his poems, Countee Cullen creates a movie in our minds by creating a sense of comradery between the black boy and white boy of Tableau and the sense of hatred between them in Incident.

Irony and Dramatic Irony ______________ is the contrast between expectation (what is expected ) and reality (what actually occurs). ______________occurs when the audience or reader knows something a character does not know. In “The Diary of Anne Frank”, the audience knows the fate of its characters. The characters, however, continue to discuss what they will do when they are free – Anne wants to ride a bike and go to Paris. Our knowledge that this will not occur is dramatic irony.

Mood/Atmosphere Mood and Atmosphere are used interchangeably to refer to the “______________________________ ____________.” The Mood or Atmosphere might be scary, happy, sad, romantic, nostalgic, or exciting.

Repetition _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Repetition is used to emphasize or add special meaning to what is being said. Repetition makes the reader consciously aware of a point being made by the author or the character.

Symbol/Symbolism ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ____ Symbols are commonly known as representing the other item. Example: “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” is a symbol for a life that has been difficult (Langston Hughes, Mother to Son)

Tone ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Examples of an author’s tone include, but are not limited to: humorous, passionate, sincere, solemn, and anger.

Figurative Language “______________________________ _______________________________ _____________________.” (orangeusd) Types of figurative language include:  ____________________

Metaphor (Figurative Language) Metaphor is an imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be the other thing. Metaphors are implied comparisons between two unlike things ____________________ _________________________________ ____. Examples: The road was a ribbon of moonlight. She was a flower among women.

Simile (Figurative Language) Simile is when a comparison is made between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than or resembles. Similes are most often direct comparisons between two unlike things ______________ _________________________________ Examples: Timothy’s arms were like iron. My love is like a red, red rose. Her face was as round as a pumpkin.

Idiom (Figurative Language) ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ____________________________ –Hold your tongue is an idiom for don’t speak. –Bury your head in the sand is an idiom for ignore a difficult situation. –A bee in your bonnet is an idiom for being angry.

Onomatopoeia (Figurative Language) _____________________________ When you read the word, it makes a _________. Examples: BuzzClangClap CrackleFizzPing

Personification (Figurative Language) Personification is when an object or animal is spoken of as if it had _________________ _________________________________. Personification is when human qualities are given to an animal, an object or an idea. Examples: The little dog laughed. The cow winked at the little girl. The moon crept through the night.