Literary devices

This helpful chart will aid students in identifying Author's Choices (both rhetorical and literary devices).

A quick guide to Literary devices.

One bundle and lots of resources to enrich your teaching around literary devices! The Bundle Includes: Literary Device Doodle Coloring Pages ELA Fun Activity Review Early Finishers Black and White PDF pages, print and ready to go! Great for review, practice, early finishers and sub plans! Terms Included: Metaphor Hyperbole Simile Imagery Personification Two Versions of Each Term! Version #1: Doodle designs for coloring, term included, and empty boxes for students to write in the definition…

Literary devices are the tools that writers use to enhance their writing and convey their messages effectively. These devices are the building blocks of literature, and they help to create a special and pointed effect in writing. They can be used to convey information, emphasize certain points, or help readers understand writing on a deeper ... Read more

These are the ones to recognize and master.

I first wrote about using picture books to teach literary analysis skills to my secondary English students several years ago. In fact, it was my very first session at Keeping the Wonder Workshop back in 2018. I even wrote my own picture book The Magic of Wonder filled with literary, poetic, and rhetorical elements to

Literary Device Doodle Coloring Pages! Black and White PDF pages, print and ready to go! Great for review, practice, early finishers and sub plans! Terms Included: Metaphor Hyperbole Simile Imagery Personification Two Versions of Each Term! Version #1: Doodle designs for coloring, term included, and empty boxes for students to write in the definition and example. Version #2: Doodle designs for coloring, term included, definition and examples from literature included. Another Resource You…

Make literary devices relevant and engaging for your secondary ELA students. 26 pages of worksheets help your students to explore and reflect on the development of mood, theme, point of view and perspective, characterization (NEW), and tone. Students start by annotating definitions and analyzing high interest pictures. Then, students apply their learning to analysis of classic poems and short story excerpts. After examining different texts, students reflect on their learning. Grading is easy…

Need to check to see what your students remember about literary elements and devices? This activity is a great example of active learning; get your students up and moving with this engaging ELA review game! Students will review 25 terms that are literary elements and devices. Literary Terms and Devices Covered: Plot Theme Irony Characters Characterization/Character Traits Antagonist Protagonist Conflict Foreshadowing Flashback Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Red…

Figures of Speech with Examples: A figure of speech is a mode of creating a great effect in words. It is stylistic devices that bring clarity in writing, vividness in ideas and beauty in expression.