Literary Devices REVIEW!!!
Onomatopoeia “hiss ” “boom” “bang” “buzz” “ow” “Crunch” “Slurp”
Which of the following is a simile? 1.That guy is a pig! 2.I’m as hungry as an elephant! 3.Time is money. 4.“All the world’s a stage!”
Which is an example of Personification? 1.He was as stubborn as a mule! 2.“buzz” “hiss” “bang” 3.The moon smiled down on them. 4.The thunder rolled in quickly.
Most Allusions Come From…
Alliteration Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.
Metaphor You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink!
Hyperbole I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!!!
mmm… ho rse sand wich.
Which is a Paradox? 1.She had a pretty ugly attitude! 2.Mom likes to eat jumbo shrimp. 3.“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” 4.“How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?”
Foreshadowing She had a sinking feeling that it was going to rain.
Iambic Pentameter da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM
What is a stanza? 1.A line 2.A grouping of verse-lines in a poem 3.The rhythm 4.A type of poem
Quatrain Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Couplet “Whether or not we find what we are seeking is idle, biologically speaking.” -- Edna St. Vincent Millay (at the end of a sonnet)
Okay Class…. It’s Karaoke time! “Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are!”
What was the refrain?
What type of poem is this? Bearing no flowers, I am free to toss madly Like the willow tree.
What about this? There once was a fly on the wall I wonder why didn’t it fall Because its feet stuck Or was it just luck Or does gravity miss things so small?
Fill in the blanks Shakespearean/English Sonnet Rhyme Scheme: __ __ __ __ __ __ __
That’s Right! a b a b c d c d e f e f g g
The Odyssey is an example of …
Epic Poetry AND Narrative poetry!
What should I study? Your NOTES Your HANDOUTS EXAMPLES from class
Good Luck!