Language Arts Devices

use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Tone

• Conflict

• Enjament

brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Tone

• Conflict

• Enjament

-is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Tone

• Conflict

• Enjambment

is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Tone

• Conflict

• Enjambment

means to step over, or put legs across.

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Tone

• Conflict

• Enjambment

“an interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Hyberbole

• Imagery

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Hyberbole

• Imagery

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Hyberbole

• Imagery

a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Hyberbole

• Imagery

use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Hyberbole

• Imagery