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Literary Devices

Literary Devices. Elements of Imagery. Directions. Make sure you are viewing the slideshow (click on “slideshow” and “from beginning ” ) For your Cornell Notes: Topic: Literary Devices: Elements of Imagery EQ: How are elements of imagery used in poetry and other types of writing?

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Literary Devices

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  1. LiteraryDevices Elements of Imagery

  2. Directions • Make sure you are viewing the slideshow (click on “slideshow” and “from beginning”) • For your Cornell Notes: • Topic: Literary Devices: Elements of Imagery • EQ: How are elements of imagery used in poetry and other types of writing? • Make sure you write the definition and at least 1 example for each literary device in your notes.

  3. What are elements of imagery? • Writers and poets use elements of imagery to help the reader better relate, understand, and picture a thought or offer a new perspective. • May be used to emphasize a point

  4. Simile Simile: Comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than, orresembles • Example: “She had a voice like an unoiled gate, but somehow not unpleasant.” -A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle • Her hands were like ice.

  5. Metaphor • Metaphor: • Comparison of two unlike things NOT using words like, as, than, or resembles • A direct statement • May use “is” • Example: “Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the rain.” -Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli • Example: His hear is made of stone.

  6. Personification • Personification: • Giving human characteristics to nonhuman/nonliving things • Example: “The house quivered with every gust of wind.” -There will Come Soft Rains, Ray Bradbury • Example: A falling leaf danced on the breeze.

  7. Hyperbole • Hyperbole: • An extreme exaggeration or overstatement used for effect. • These are not literally true, but people use them to sound impressive or to emphasize something. • Example: It was so cold, I thought my nose would fall off.

  8. Symbol/Symbolism • Symbols: • In literature are people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves but also stand for something beyond themselves. • Example: In the Hunger Games, Katniss’ mockingjay pin becomes a symbol of defiance (and later of rebellion). • Examples in real life: a dove with an olive branch symbolizes peace; a skill and crossbones symbolizes poison

  9. SensoryDetails • Sensory Details: • A specific descriptive detail that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

  10. Imagery • Imagery (Made up of sensory details): • The use of sensory details to create a descriptive image in the reader’s mind • Paints a “picture” with sensory details • Example: “I remember the summers with lightening bugs and honeysuckle smells; the cold winters when the field would all be brown and would crackle under my feet.” -The Cay, Theodore Taylor

  11. What about theme? (note: NOT an element of imagery) Theme: • Literary devices and the elements of poetry help the poet establish the theme. • Just as in fiction, the theme of a poem is the author’s message about life.

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