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FCAT READING SKILL
Literary Devices
1. What to do and what to watch for: Writers use a variety of devices or techniques
to make their story interesting and believable.
2. Figurative language. Writers often use language in imaginative ways. They do not
intend their words to be taken literally. They do not always mean exactly what the
words literally mean. Writers put words together for a special effect or image. This
is called figurative language or figures of speech.
a) Hyperbole. Writers use hyperbole or exaggeration emphasize something or to
get the interest of the reader. Hyperbole is not realistic, and is a good attentiongetter.
Examples:
The day seemed so long, I could have traveled to Europe and back.
Mr. Brown was as tall as a mountain.
One more minute in that test, and I would have pulled my hair out.
b) Personification. Writers may give human characteristics to animals or objects.
This is called personification.
Examples:
The train crawled through the tunnel on legs of steel.
A manatee hugs the shore clinging to its food source.
The sea spoke in whispers to all who would listen.
The tall oak strengthened the young man’s resolve.
c) Simile. A comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles is called a simile.
Examples:
Your beauty is as fresh-fallen snow.
His movements resemble a bird in flight
The new play is like a cold drink on a hot day.
Her life was like a derailed train in the wilderness.
d) Metaphor. A comparison of two things as if they were the same without using the
words like or as is called a metaphor.
Examples:
Sunshine is the breath of life.
He was a ghost of a man.
Money is a hungry bear that cannot be satisfied.
Love is a sea where phantom ships cross always.
e) Symbol. A symbol is a person, place or thing that represents something more
than what it really is. There are personal symbols and public symbols.
Examples:
The dove is not just a bird. It stands for peace.
The flag is not just a piece of pretty cloth. It represents the hopes and dreams of
its patriots.
A journey is not just a trip. It is a search for truth, freedom or self-discovery.
Winning the girl became a symbol of success and power to him.
3. Other literary devices.
a) Foreshadowing. Writers often give hints or clues about what will happen later on
in the story. They suggest future events to build the suspense in the reader’s
mind and maintain interest. This is called foreshadowing. Foreshadowing also
prepares you for events that will follow. Then when those events happen in the
story, they are easier to believe.
Example:
There was a hint of emotion in Pietro’s once cold eyes. Soon he would have to
decide whether he would carry out his orders or spare the man’s life. If the man
lived, Pietro would be ruined forever. His face was frozen with resolve as he set
his chin.
b) Flashback. A flashback in a story interrupts the sequence of events to explain an
earlier event. Usually a character has a flashback by remembering something
from the past. Flashbacks give the reader information that is important to
understand the present story.
Example:
Suddenly Marie remembered the storm on the night her father died. It was her
birthday that night. It had changed her life forever. She looked around and
realized she was at her birthday party, and she should try to enjoy the love of her
friends.
c) Imagery. Writers are very good at creating a picture in your mind. This “word
picture” is painted with words. Writers can also create a real sense or sensation
of an experience, a place or a person. This device is called imagery. Most
images are visual. Other images appeal to the other senses of taste, touch,
hearing and smell.
Example:
The wounded animal shrieked in resonant tones of panic, fear and imminent
death. Pain permeated the air, thick with gray, weeping clouds. No one would
ever enter these naked woods again without being filled with his torment and the
silent void that was once his beauty.
d) Irony. Writers often fool the reader’s sense of reality by creating an event that is
unexpected. This is called irony.
Example:
Her beauty was known throughout the kingdom, and her handsome, youthful
suitors responded to every glance of her eye. Yet this frail and worn man had
captured her heart and never noticed her attention. He could not even remember
her name.
e) Sound Effects: An author uses sound for special effects. Sound effects are
used most frequently in poetry, but can be used in any passage.
Rhyme. The repetition of vowel sounds in an accented syllable of a word and in
other words that follow is called rhyme. Rhyme occurs in the same line (internal
rhyme) or at the ends of lines (end rhyme). The writer sometimes establishes a
pattern of rhyme and repeats it.
Examples:
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain (internal rhyme)
I remember it was in the bleak December (internal rhyme)
Tonight, tonight
The world is full of light (end rhyme)
Rhythm: Writers use the rise and fall of the voice by alternating stressed and
unstressed syllable. This technique usually follows a pattern that is repeated.
Example:
Go-o-o team! Go-o-o team!
We’re the best
Better than the rest
Beat ‘em. Go! Beat ‘em. Go!
Repetition: Writers sometimes use repetition to emphasize a point.
Example:
A foolish man was asked why
A foolish man lied and denied.
A foolish man walked away
A foolish man
Alliteration: The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds that are
close together is called alliteration.
Examples:
While I pondered weak and weary
Doubting, dreaming dreams not mortal ever dared to dream
Perfect peace plainly presented possibilities.
Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: HYPERBOLE
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Hyperbole is exaggeration used to emphasize something or to get the interest of the
reader. Hyperbole is not realistic, but it is a good attention-getter. Examples:
My computer is so awesome, the thing talks to me.
That storm cloud is a huge waiting to eat me alive!
Identify facts or statements from the reading, and rewrite them using hyperbole.
Remember to exaggerate to get someone’s attention.
STATEMENT FROM READING
1
2
3
4
5
RESTATEMENT
WITH HYPERBOLE
Name _________________
LITERARY DEVICES: HYPERBOLE
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Hyperbole is an 'extravagant exaggeration'. Hyperbole can be humorous. Example: His feet
were as big as a barge. (Compare his foot size to a 700’ barge.) Illustrate each hyperbole.
I nearly died laughing
I was hopping mad
I tried a thousand times.
I've told you a million times
not to exaggerate.
I could sleep for a year.
This box weighs a ton.
Your mother is so small, she
does chin-ups on the curb
My Dad is as tall
as a mountain.
I was so upset, I almost
pulled all my hair out.
Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: PERSONIFICATION
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Personification is giving human characteristics to animals or objects. Examples:
The train crawled through the tunnel on legs of steel.
A manatee hugs the shore clinging to its food source.
The sea spoke in whispers to all who would listen.
The tall oak strengthened the young man’s resolve.
Identify objects or animals from the reading, and personify them in your own words.
OBJECT OR ANIMAL FROM READING
OBJECT OR ANIMAL PERSONIFIED
OBJECT OR ANIMAL FROM READING
OBJECT OR ANIMAL PERSONIFIED
OBJECT OR ANIMAL FROM READING
OBJECT OR ANIMAL PERSONIFIED
OBJECT OR ANIMAL FROM READING
OBJECT OR ANIMAL PERSONIFIED
Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: PERSONIFICATION
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to
animals or inanimate (non-living) objects. Example: The car groaned into third gear.
OBJECT PERSONIFIED
MEANING OF PERSONIFICATION
The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.
The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.
The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
The video camera observed the whole scene.
The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"
The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers.
The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.
The snow whispered as it fell to the ground during the early morning hours.
Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: PERSONIFICATION
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to
animals or inanimate (non-living) objects. Rewrite each of the sentences changing the
words in parentheses to words that describe a person's actions.
SENTENCE
Example:
My history book (lay) on
the desk.
My bedroom door (opened).
The puppy (barked) when I
left for school.
The leaf (fell) from the tree.
The flashlight (went on).
Hair (is) on my head.
The CD player (made a
noise).
The net (moves) when the
basketball goes through.
The player piano keys
(moved up and down).
The space shuttle (took off).
The little arrow (moves)
across the computer
screen.
PERSONIFICATION
My history book tap-danced on the desk.
Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: PERSONIFICATION
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to
animals or inanimate (non-living) objects. Practice writing personifications. Choose an
“A” word or a different word that names something in nature. Choose a “B” or another
word that names an action. Write this word next to the “A” word. Then complete a
sentence. Example: stone/listens. The stone listens to the grass growing around it.
“A” Words
sun, moon, stars, sky, sea,
stone, night, mountain,
dawn, morning, dusk, water
“A” WORD
“B” WORD
“B” Words
tells, shows, reminds, teaches,
listens, remembers, brings, looks,
dances, dreams, guides, takes
SENTENCE
Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles. Examples:
My aunt is as plump as a strawberry.
His smile resembles ear of Indian corn.
Identify pairs of things from the reading that are not alike or dissimilar, and write your
own similes.
DISSIMILAR PAIR
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SIMILE (like, as, resembles)
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Name _____________________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE
Title/Topic/Text____________________________
Simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles.
Examples:
My aunt is as plump as a strawberry.
His smile resembles ear of Indian corn.
Identify pairs of things from the reading that are not alike (dissimilar), and write similes.
ITEM FROM
DISSIMILAR ITEM
SIMILE
READING
FROM READING
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1
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2
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as ____________________.
3
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like _____________________________.
4
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_______________________________.
5
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as ____________________.
6
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like _____________________________.
7
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_______________________________.
8
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as ____________________.
9
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like _____________________________.
10
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_______________________________.
Name __________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
A simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles. Examples:
His eyes were as black as the night. (His eyes were black like the night.)
Anastasia’s temper was as explosive as a volcano.
Playing chess with Marta is like trying to outsmart a computer.
COMPLETE THE SIMILES USING YOUR OWN COMPARISONS.
Her hair was like…
The clouds resemble…
My new car is as…as…
The grass is like…
The bird was as…as a …
My mom is as …as …
The pillow was like a…
My puppy resembles a…
She had skin like a …
He was slow like a …
It is slippery like a…
The candy is as good as …
These books are as heavy as…
The water was as cold as …
That runner was as quick as …
Name __________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
A simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles. Examples:
His eyes were as black as the night. (His eyes were black like the night.)
Anastasia’s temper was as explosive as a volcano.
Identify the word or phrase that is being described in each simile and the word or
phrase it is being compared to.
Maria Rosa believes that taking drugs is like playing with fire.”
COMPARING
taking drugs
TO
playing with fire
My sadness was as unending as the waves on the ocean.
TO
COMPARING
Mother’s cookies taste like lumps of sand.
TO
COMPARING
Ignacio was as flaky as a snowstorm.
COMPARING
TO
Manouchka’s brother is acting like a child.
COMPARING
TO
The nurse’s smile is as sweet as a lullaby.
COMPARING
TO
The sidewalk is as slippery as greased glass.
COMPARING
TO
I feel like a bug sitting under a magnifying glass.
COMPARING
TO
That fashion will last as long as a balloon in a roomful of kittens.
Name __________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
A simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles. Examples:
His eyes were as black as the night. (His eyes were black like the night.)
Anastasia’s temper was as explosive as a volcano.
Write similes from the reading and then write what word or phrase is being compared to
what word or phrase.
Example: Maria Rosa believes that taking drugs is like playing with fire.”
TO
COMPARING
taking drugs
playing with fire
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COMPARING
TO
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COMPARING
TO
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COMPARING
TO
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COMPARING
TO
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COMPARING
TO
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COMPARING
TO
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Name __________________
LITERARY DEVICES: METAPHOR
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Metaphor is a comparison of two things as if they were the same without using the
words like or as is called a metaphor.
Examples:
Sunshine is the breath of life.
Money is a hungry bear that cannot be satisfied.
For each sentence write the two things that are compared equally in the metaphor.
METAPHOR
The hungry man was an octopus,
grabbing the food on the table.
This class is a breath of fresh air.
Homework is pure torture.
The huge animal’s steps were
thunder moving through the forest.
A wet bar of soap is a slippery eel
in a child’s hands.
Theodore was a nervous cat
waiting for the interview.
Life is not a bowl of cherries.
Freedom is an eagle in flight.
My legs are jelly when I see a
fight.
Sunshine warmed my body like an
embrace.
Peace is white silence.
To learn English grammar is to
tame the wild beast.
The fragrance of lavender is a
soothing balm.
The wind was icy steel cutting his
face.
ITEM #1
EQUALS
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ITEM#2
MEANING
Name __________________
LITERARY DEVICES: METAPHOR
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Metaphor is a comparison of two things as if they were the same without using the
words like or as is called a metaphor. Example: Sunshine is the breath of life.
Identify sentences from the reading with metaphors. Then write the two things that are
compared equally.
METAPHOR
Example:
This class is a breath of fresh air.
ITEM #1 EQUALS ITEM#2
MEANING
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refreshing, uplifting
class
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fresh air
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE & METAPHOR
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles. Example: His movements resemble a bird in flight
Metaphor is a comparison of two things as if they were the same without using the
words like or as. Example: Sunshine is smile on the face of the day.
Read the sentence, write simile or metaphor, and tell what it means.
SENTENCE
Tracy felt as sick as a dog.
The traffic is murder.
She ran like the wind.
I'm as light as a feather.
He is the apple of her mother's eye.
My feet are as warm as toast.
She looked as pretty as a picture.
My friend is as cool as a cucumber.
The dog’s feet are as black as coal.
He is just a shadow of a man.
Time is a thief that steals your youth.
Everyday is just a winding road.
Your beauty shines like the sun.
Love is blind.
I've been working like a dog.
SIMILE or
METAPHOR
MEANING OF
SENTENCE
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SIMILE & METAPHOR
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Simile is a comparison of two things that are not alike, using the words like, as, or
resembles. Example: His movements resemble a bird in flight
Metaphor is a comparison of two things as if they were the same without using the
words like or as. Example: Sunshine is smile on the face of the day.
Write sentences from the reading containing a simile/metaphor, and write the meaning.
SENTENCE
Tracy felt as sick as a dog.
SIMILE or
METAPHOR
MEANING OF SENTENCE
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SYMBOLISM
A symbol is a person, place or thing that represents something more than what it really
is. There are personal symbols and public symbols. Examples:
The dove is not just a bird. It stands for peace.
The flag isn’t just a piece of cloth. It represents hopes and dreams of patriots.
Identify each symbol and explain what it means in your own words.
SYMBOLS
Losing baby teeth is not just painful, it is a symbol of
A red rose isn’t just a flower, it is a symbol of
An egg is not just for breakfast, it is a symbol of
A car is not just transportation it is a symbol of
The first child born on January first is not just a baby it is a symbol of
Glasses are not just for seeing, they are a symbol of
Fire is not just for cooking, it is a symbol of
Sunrise is not just the sun coming up, it is a symbol of
Books are not just piles of paper, they are symbols of
The President of the United States is not just a man or woman, but a symbol of
Identify one personal symbol of your own, and illustrate it.
MY SYMBOL
________________________
is not just
________________________
it is a symbol of
________________________
MY ILLUSTRATION
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SYMBOLISM
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
A symbol is a person, place or thing that represents something more than what it really
is. There are personal symbols and public symbols. Examples:
The dove is not just a bird. It stands for peace.
The flag isn’t just a piece of cloth. It represents hopes and dreams of patriots.
Identify symbols from the reading, and explain what each means in your own words.
SYMBOL
MEANING
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: FORESHADOWING
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Foreshadowing is a hint, clue (a shadow) of what happens later on in the story.
Foreshadowing builds the suspense and interest. (Remember, you can see a shadow
sometimes before you see the object or person.)
Identify TWO examples of foreshadowing in the reading and explain what event
foreshadows another event.
EXAMPLE #1
nd
2 EVENT (WHAT HAPPENS LATER ON) (THE REAL THING)
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1st EVENT FORESHADOWS
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS
LATER ON (JUST A HINT OR A
SHADOW)
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EXAMPLE #2
2nd EVENT (WHAT HAPPENS LATER ON) (THE REAL THING)
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1st EVENT FORESHADOWS
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS
LATER ON (JUST A HINT OR A
SHADOW)
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Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: FLASHBACK
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Flashback in a story interrupts the sequence of events to explain an earlier event. A
character has a flashback by remembering something from the past. Flashbacks are a
very quick trip back to events in the past.
Suddenly Marie remembered the storm on the night her father died. It was her
birthday that night. Her life had changed forever. She looked around and realized
she was at her birthday party, and she should try to enjoy the love of her friends.
Identify story events in the reading separately from events in the flashback.
FLASHBACK EVENTS
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2_________________________________________________
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3_________________________________________________
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4_________________________________________________
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STORY EVENTS
1_____________________________________________________________________
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2_____________________________________________________________________
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3_____________________________________________________________________
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4_____________________________________________________________________
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Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: IMAGERY
Imagery is creating a picture or image in your mind. This “word picture” is painted with
words. Writers can create a real sense or sensation of an experience, a place or a
person using imagery. Most images are visual, but some images appeal to the other
senses of taste, touch, hearing and smell. Example:
The wounded animal shrieked in resonant tones of panic, fear and imminent death. Pain
permeated the air, thick with gray, weeping clouds. No one would ever enter these
naked woods again without being filled with his torment and the silent void that was once
his beauty.
Select one item from the nature list, and complete the senses organizer.
sky
flower
sea
cloud
brook
animal
river
stone
tree
soil
MY NATURE WORD IS____________________
FEELS LIKE
(TOUCH)
SMELLS LIKE
SOUNDS LIKE
(HEARING)
TASTES LIKE
LOOKS LIKE
(SIGHT)
Write several sentences using the information in your organizer to create images.
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Drawing to represent your images:
Name ________________
LITERARY DEVICES: IMAGERY
Title/Topic/Text______________________________________
Imagery is creating a “word picture” or image in your mind. Images appeal to the senses of
sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell. Identify examples of imagery in the reading and indicate
how each image appeals to which senses.
IMAGE
Example:
The
wounded
animal
shrieked in resonant tones of panic,
fear and imminent death.
Pain
permeated the air, thick with gray,
weeping clouds. No one would ever
enter these naked woods again without
being filled with his torment and the
silent void that was once his beauty.
Appeal to the Senses
Touch
Pain permeated the air; thick
Smell
Sound
shrieked resonant tones; silent void
Taste
Sight
Touch
Smell
Sound
Taste
Sight
Touch
Smell
Sound
Taste
Sight
Touch
Smell
Sound
Taste
Sight
Touch
Smell
Sound
Taste
Sight
gray, weeping clouds; naked; wounded
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: IRONY
Irony fools your sense of reality by creating an event that is unexpected, a surprise.
Example:
Her beauty was known throughout the kingdom, and her handsome suitors
responded to every glance of her eye. Yet this frail and worn man had captured
her heart but never noticed her attention. He could not remember her name.
Complete each sentence with an ironic ending.
IRONY
The housekeeper left work where she made
everything spotless. It is ironic that…
The president of the college knows the most
about education at work. It is ironic that …
The thief arrived home after a long night’s work
stealing. It was ironic that…
When I cook for guests, the meal is delicious.
That’s why is ironic that…
The last person on the line usually ends up
eating last. That’s why it is ironic that…
Thelma studied for the math test day and night.
That’s why it is ironic that…
The judge of the court had studied law for 25
years. That’s why it is ironic that…
The prince always had what he wanted. That’s
why it is ironic that…
Seventeen times in a row I knew the correct
answer. That’s why it is ironic that…
REASON IT IS IRONIC
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: IRONY
Title/Topic/Text_____________________________________
Irony fools your sense of reality by creating an event that is unexpected, a surprise.
Example:
Her beauty was known throughout the kingdom, and her handsome suitors
responded to every glance of her eye. Yet this frail and worn man had captured
her heart but never noticed her attention. He could not remember her name.
Identify examples of irony from the reading and give the reason.
IRONY
REASON IT IS IRONIC
Example:
The housekeeper left work where she made It is ironic because you expect a good
everything spotless. It is ironic that…
housekeeper to keep her own house spotless too.
her own home was extremely messy.
Name ___________________________
LITERARY DEVICES: SOUND EFFECTS
Practice reading these tongue-twisters that
illustrate alliteration:
Definitions:
Rhythm is the rise and fall of the
voice by alternating stressed and
unstressed syllables.
Example: Up and down, go around
and around.
Repetition emphasizes a point.
Example: I like it, I like it, I like it!
Rhyme repeats vowel sounds in
stressed syllables. In the same line, it
is internal rhyme. At the ends of lines
it is end rhyme.
Examples: The rain in Spain stays
mainly on the plain (internal rhyme).
Tonight, tonight, the world is full of
light (end rhyme)
Alliteration repeats the same or
consonant sounds closely together.
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck
of pickled peppers.
Angela Abigail Apple ate anchovies and artichokes.
Bertha Bartholomew blew big, blue bubbles.
Clever Clifford Cutter clumsily closed the closet clasps.
Dwayne Dwindles drew a drawing of dreaded Dracula.
Elmer Elwood eluded eleven elderly elephants.
Floyd Flinger flipped flat flapjacks.
Greta Gruber grabbed a group of green grapes.
Hattie Henderson hated happy healthy hippos.
Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris.
Julie Jackson juggled the juicy, jiggly Jell-O.
Karl Kessler kept the ketchup in the kitchen.
Lila Ledbetter lugged a lot of little lemons.
Milton Mallard mailed a mangled mango.
Norris Newton never needed new noodles.
Old Olive Ostrich opened onions over the oven.
Patsy planter plucked plump, purple, plastic plums.
Quenelle Quest quite quickly quelled the quarreling quartet.
Randy Redbone wrapped a rather rare red rabbit.
Shelly Sherman shivered in a sheer, short, shirt.
Trina Tweedy took two twittering twins to a twiggy tree.
Uri Udall usually used his unique, unusual unicycle.
Vicky Vick viewed a very valuable vase.
Walter Whipple warily warned the weary warrior.
Xerxes Xenon expected to Xerox extra x-rays.
Yolanda Yvonne Yardley yodeled up yonder yesterday.
Zealous Zane zigzagged through the zany zoo zone.
Identify the literary devices as rhyme, rhythm, repetition or alliteration.
EXAMPLE
Handsome Harry hired hundreds of hippos for Hanukah.
We’re going to the park in the dark to look for a shark.
I like green eggs and ham, Sam I am.
Puny puma pit their skills against zebras.
Inside, outside, upside down!
All the kids study all their work all by themselves all week.
Roses are white, daisies are yellow, I really think he’s a good fellow.
Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves.
Listen to me! Listen to me! Please listen to me!
Sunny skies somehow seldom see the sad side of things.
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