Literary Devices - The Monkeys Paw

Define ALLITERATION

• the repetition of a letter sound

• a reference to something in literature or history

• an extreme exaggeration

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define IMAGERY

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

• clues that reveal to readers what will happen later in the story; they build suspense

• an image, object, idea or symbol that is used to represent something other than its literal meaning

• comparing two unlike objects using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define ALLUSION

• the repetition of a letter sound

• a reference to something in literature or history

• an extreme exaggeration

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define SYMBOLISM

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

• clues that reveal to readers what will happen later in the story; they build suspense

• an image, object, idea or symbol that is used to represent something other than its literal meaning

• comparing two unlike objects using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define FORESHADOWING

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

• clues that reveal to readers what will happen later in the story; they build suspense

• an image, object, idea or symbol that is used to represent something other than its literal meaning

• comparing two unlike objects using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define HYPERBOLE

• the feeling of anticipation where the reader wants to know what will happen next

• a reference to something in literature or history

• an extreme exaggeration

• imitation of the word by its spelling

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Define ONOMATOPOEIA

• the feeling of anticipation where the reader wants to know what will happen next

• a reference to something in literature or history

• an extreme exaggeration

• imitation of the word by its spelling

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Define SUSPENSE

• the feeling of anticipation where the reader wants to know what will happen next

• a reference to something in literature or history

• an extreme exaggeration

• imitation of the word by its spelling

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Define SIMILE

• words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

• clues that reveal to readers what will happen later in the story; they build suspense

• an image, object, idea or symbol that is used to represent something other than its literal meaning

• comparing two unlike objects using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What literary device was used in the following example, “...the blinds were drawn & the fire burned brightly.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• foreshadowing

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3