Literary Devices

1. HOOK (Grabber) In literature, a hook is a compelling first sentence in a novel or chapter that entices a reader into the story. Reread the first sentence of The Giver. How does this book draw you into the novel? “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.” CLIFFHANGER (CLINCHER) A cliffhanger in literature is a moment of suspense or tension that ends a chapter or novel and encourages the reader to continue reading or thinking about the book. Chapter 2: “Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn’t the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future, or how he might feel about it when the day came.” Literary Devices

2. “Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes.”“’Mother?’ There was no reply. She hadn’t expected one. Her mother had been dead now for four days, and Kira could tell that the last of the spirit was drifting away.”“…There was something he needed to do, a thing that scared him. Waiting just made it worse.”“Sweeping, swooping, soaring, air-current thrill rides – there’s nothing better. …Okay, we were mutant freaks …but man, flying – well, there’s a reason people always dream about it.”

3. Hook/Grabber (both terms used inter-changeably) • They can be a part of the beginning, middle, or end a story. • Example of end: you start be describing how you felt or the outcome of the story/events – and then go into telling the story • Example of middle: you start be writing about something from the middle of the story – and then go into telling the story • They can be: • Imagery (description using some of the senses) • A question • Dialogue • A quotation • A type of Figurative Language (similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc.)