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Literary Devices – techniques that the writers Author’s Mood – the feeling the writer wants to
use to create a special and pointed effect in get from the reader like happiness, sadness,
their writing to convey information, and/or to excitement, anger, or suspicion. To determine,
help the reader understand the text on a the reader should check the setting and
deeper level. These devices are often used for language of the author
emphasis or clarity. Author’s Tone – is expressed through the words
Common Literary Devices: and details the writers choose to use. The
 Imagery author’s tone is the expression of the authors
 Sound Devices attitude in what he writes. An author can reveal
 Figurative Language to his readers his attitude of dislike, respect,
 Author’s Tone sympathy or admiration, or he could even laugh
 Author’s Mood at his subject. Some words that describe tone;
 Author’s Purpose excited, ironic, tragic, bitter, surprised, loving,
 Symbolism amused, regretful arrogant etc.
Sensory Images – include the use of descriptive Author’s Purpose – reveals the reason why he
language to create mental images by engaging writes such. The purpose of the author in this
the reader’s five senses. selection is determined by the reason why he
5 Types of Sensory Imagery wrote it.
1. Visual Imagery – engages the sense of sight The common purposes of the author are;
including physical attributes - To persuade – to induce to believe, to
2. Gustatory Imagery – engages the sense of convince, to agree or to do something
taste including flavors and basic tastes - To Entertain – to amuse. To hold one’s
3. Tactile Imagery – engages the sense of touch attention
including the textures, the sensations and - To inform – to give facts or information about
temperature associated to somethings certain subjects
4. Auditory Imagery – engages the sense of
hearing the onomatopoeia and alliteration
5. Olfactory Imagery – engages the sense of
smell including the smell of grass, rose and dirt
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Figurative Language- are literary devices used Poetry – is a special type or literature in which
by the author to give color and imagination to words are carefully chosen and arrange to
ordinary words. create a certain effect
Figures of Speech - It is an expression of human sentiments
- Paint Pictures - It is like fiction and drama, it has a story to tell
- Another way of enlivening our speech and SOUND DEVICES
writing Rhyme – is the repetition of the vowel and
- They make language striking and therefore consonant sounds at the end of two or more
more effective lines
Rhyme Scheme – the pattern of rhyme within a
Simile – expresses comparison between two poem. It is indicated by using a different letter
things of unlike nature and is usually indicated of the alphabet for every rhyming sound
by the words “as” and “like” Rhythm – the pattern of accented and
Ex. The coffee is hot as lava unaccented syllables in poetry. It brings out the
Metaphor – an implied comparison between musical quality of language. It can also create
two things of unlike nature, unlike simile the mood anf emphasizes ideas. The accented
words “as” and “like” are not used syllables are marked with (/) while the
Ex. You are my sunshine unaccented are marked with (-)
Personification – gives to animals objects or Repetition – is a repeated use of sound, word,
idea the characteristics of persons phrase, or sentence, rhythmical pattern or
Ex. The stars winked at me grammatical pattern
Hyperbole – is a figure of speech which is an Alliteration – is the repetition of initial
exaggeration. The purpose is to emphasize consonant sounds
something such as feeling, effort, a reaction. Assonance – is the repetition of vowel sounds
Sometimes it is used to create humor within the words
Ex. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse Consonance – is the repetition of internal
Synecdoche – is a figure of speech in which part consonant sounds
designated the whole object or idea, or the Onomatopoeia – refers to words that sound
whole designates a part like what they mean, a formation of words to
Ex. He has many mouths to feed imitate natural sounds
Metonymy – is a figure of speech in which a
ingle word is substituted for a related word or
phrase
Ex. STE Department will make an important
announcement
Apostrophe – is a direct address to some
abstract quality or nonexistent person
Ex. Courage, My soul!
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William Shakespeare Students can make connections between
(baptized April 26, 1564, Died April 23, 1616) Text-To-Self Connections – These are
He was an english poet and playwright, widely connections where students connect what they
regarded as the greatest writer in the English are reading to personal experiences or
language and the worlds pre-eminent knowledge
dramatist. He is often called England’s national Text-To-Text Connections – These are made
poet and the Bard of Avon. when a student can connect what they are
- His surviving works, including some reading to other books that they have read or
collaborations, consists of about 38 plays, 154 listened to before. A solid text to text
sonnets, two long narrative poems and several connection occurs when a student is able to
other poems. His plays have been translated apply what they’ve read from one text to
into every major living language and are another text.
performed more often than those of any other Test-To-World Connections – These are
language. connections where students connect what they
are reading to real events (past or present),
social issues, other people, and happenings
going on in the world. Effective text to world
connections happen when students can use to
enhance their understanding of the text that
they are reading