Short Story Unit Module 1: “The Banana Tree” Literary Devices Short Story Unit Module 1: “The Banana Tree”

Do Now: Copy down these terms. Then define them if you can. Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia Dialect Asyndeton Polysyndeton Allusion Hyperbole personification

onomatopoeia BOOM! Whoosh. A sound device; when a word resembles the sound it means. BOOM! Whoosh.

simile A direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as. My books are as heavy as bricks.

metaphor A comparison between two unlike things without like or as. She is a firecracker.

dialect The expressions, words, and phrases used in a particular region. Howdy, y’all!

asyndeton Not using conjunctions when you have a list of words or phrases. This makes the sentence more powerful. My heart, my soul, my life are yours.

polysyndeton Overusing conjunctions when you have a list of words or phrases. Used for emphasis. For homework tonight, I have math and science and social studies and English and Spanish and music!

allusion A text to world, history, or literature connection. Calling a young couple, Romeo and Juliet

hyperbole Exaggeration . My book bag weighs three tons.

personification Giving human qualities to nonliving things or to animals The tree danced in the wind.