week 4
week 4
week 4
Mix Up
Madness
!
Directions: Unlock the given
words using the provided
definition as your clue.
The use of
descriptive YERAGMI
language
that
appeals to
IMAGERY
the senses.
The attitude or
emotional
expression of NTOE
the poet
towards the
subject matter,
audience, or
TONE
the poem itself.
The overall
atmospher DOOM
e or
emotional
tone. MOOD
The repetition
of similar
sounds at the
HRYEM
ends of lines
or within lines
of a poem. RHYME
A figure of
speech that
compares
MILISE
two different
things using
the words
"like" or "as".
SIMILE
What are Literary devices enhance
Literary writing by adding depth,
Devices? emphasis, and a richer
sensory experience for the
reader. They are tools and
techniques that poets use to
enrich the meaning, imagery,
and impact of their work.
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Imagery - Descriptive language that appeals
to the senses, creating vivid mental pictures for
the reader. Examples include visual imagery
(sight), auditory imagery (sound), olfactory
imagery (smell), gustatory imagery (taste), and
tactile imagery or touch (e.g., "The scent of
fresh rain on the earth").
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Metaphor - A comparison between
two unlike things, suggesting a similarity
or shared characteristic without using
"like" or "as." A direct comparison
between two unlike things (e.g., "Time is
a thief").
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Simile - A comparison
between two unlike things using
"like" or "as" (e.g., "Her smile
was as bright as the sun").
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Personification - Giving
human characteristics or qualities
to non-human objects, animals, or
abstract concepts (e.g., "The wind
whispered through the trees").
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Symbolism - Using objects,
colors, or elements to represent
deeper meanings or ideas beyond
their literal significance (e.g., "A
dove symbolizes peace").
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Rhyme - The repetition of
similar sounds, usually at the
ends of lines in poetry. Common
rhyme schemes include AABB,
ABAB, and ABCB.
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Tone - Tone can be conveyed
through word choice, imagery, syntax,
and overall style. Common tones in
poetry include playful, serious,
nostalgic, melancholic, sarcastic,
hopeful, and reflective.
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Mood - The emotional atmosphere or
feeling evoked in the reader by the
poem. Mood can range from joyful and
celebratory to dark and ominous,
depending on the subject matter and the
poet's treatment of it.
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Alliteration - The repetition of
the same initial consonant sounds
in a series of words. Example:
"Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers."
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Hyperbole - An extreme
exaggeration used for effect.
Example: "I'm so hungry I
could eat a horse."
LITERARY DEVICES:
● Onomatopoeia - A word
that imitates the sound it
represents. Example: "The bees
buzzed loudly in the garden."
PRACTICE ACTIVITY!