Literary Devices by Margaret KItterman https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29 Analytic Toolbox en-us 2016-09-06 16:27:42 UTC 2024-05-28 04:54:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png kaitlynn_schoolfield https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/122445723 Repetition: repeating something that was already said/done.

Example: 
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!
--Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet


]]> 2016-09-08 14:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/122445723 Collin Olson https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/122749743 Analogy: How two different subjects relate to one another by comparing similar factors that serve the same purpose. 
Ex: An American's bacon and eggs is comparable to a Canadian's pancakes and sausage.]]> 2016-09-09 14:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/122749743 Group 3 Terms  https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124337893 Margaret Kitterman
Allusion- a figure of speech where by the author refers to a subjsct matter such as a place, event, or literary work by the way of a reference.
Example: You are a regular Einstein.
http://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/allusion_examples/115/

Noah Polipnick
Characterization- the process of which a writer reveals the personality of a character.
Example: The quiet boy and patient girl were both well behaved and did not disobey their mother.
https://www.google.com/search?q=allusion+exampe&oq=allusion+examlpe&aqs=chrome..69i57.4455j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=characterization+examples

Margaret Kitterman
Euphemism- A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for a more harsh or blunt word. This is used when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Example: passed away instead of died
http://literarydevices.net/euphemism/

Noah Polipnick
Mood- the atmosphere of a literary piece. This evokes certain emotions that the writer wants to bring out.
Example: The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, flowed noiselessly down the peaceful stream.
http://literarydevices.net/mood/]]> 2016-09-16 13:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124337893 Laura Bertram https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124338482 Alliteration: Words that begin with the same sound
Example: Little blue baby bugs in the classroom.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/funny-tongue-twisters.html]]> 2016-09-16 13:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124338482 Kyle VanHavermaet https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124338809 Personification
Something that is nonhuman that has human characteristics.
EX: The thunder and lightning clapped angrily in the distance.

]]> 2016-09-16 13:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124338809 Isaiah Westby  isaiah_westby https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124339772 Group 2 

Conflict-  A collision, disagreement or clash between things in the story 

Example-  When oedipus and creon fight over who's right and who's wrong


]]> 2016-09-16 13:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124339772 Morgan Marthaler https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124339968 group 2
suspense
Definition: state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
Example: Evening came, and the night passed, suspense arose and the growling dog bit her.]]> 2016-09-16 13:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124339968 Cassie Bohnsack https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341186 Group 2
Dramatic Irony-  
Definition: The audience knows more than the characters.
Example:  We know that Oedipus is the killer of his father, but he does not.
Image: ]]> 2016-09-16 13:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341186 Mitchell Reitsma https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341259 Imagery:  Visually descriptive or figurative language, appeals to all five senses                            Example: On a starry night in Portugal.]]> 2016-09-16 13:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341259 Gracie Butler https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341711 Allusion: A figure of speech where the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by the way of reference.
Example: Pizza was his Achilles heel.
http://literarydevices.net/allusion/]]> 2016-09-16 13:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341711 Group 4  https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341738 Shayne, Ann, Reece, Stephanie.
Imagery: Language that appeals to any of our five senses.
Example: As the breeze caressed my skin, I smelled freshly cut grass.
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MnbLRCIJKbE/0.jpg
Repetition: Repeats a word phrase or sentence.
Example: I like the color blue. You like the color blue. She likes the color blue. He likes the color blue. https://www.widgit.com/about-symbols/best-practice/guide_to_symbols/images/repitition.jpg
Alliteration: When words that start with the same sound are near each other in a sentence.
Example: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
http://www.virtualspeechcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/PeterPiper.jpg
Symbolism: Symbols are usually objects that represent a thought or idea
Example: A dove is a symbol of peace.
http://143651.weebly.com/uploads/5/8/3/7/58372899/92282_orig.png]]> 2016-09-16 13:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341738 https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341872 Kailyn Seidel
Group 1
Theme: 
Definition: The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition.
Example: In Romeo and Juliet, love is the plays most dominant theme. It focuses on romantic love, like the passion between Romeo and Juliet.]]> 2016-09-16 13:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341872 Kaelyn Howe https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341925 Setting: a historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place, and helps initiate the mood of the story.
Ex: "A decaying Southern manor in a decaying Southern town."

]]> 2016-09-16 13:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124341925 Tyler S, Rachael K, Breann G, Laura B https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124342076 (Group 5)
Personification: giving human qualities to inhuman/nonliving things
Example: The wind whispered against the trees.
Link: http://www.mywordwizard.com/image-files/personification-poems.jpg

Simile: a comparison using like or as
Example: As sick as a dog
Link: http://65.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvi2199qpX1r55i9lo1_500.jpg

Metaphor: a word for phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
Example: Stench of failure
Link: http://pre09.deviantart.net/2706/th/pre/i/2014/071/4/2/the_stench_of_failure_by_neomi_trix-d79y886.png

Analogy: two items that are compared that are different, to try to explain something familiar
Example: Structure of an atom is like a solar system. Nucleus is the sun and electrons are the planets revolving around their sun.
Link: http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/451849-6829-41.jpg]]> 2016-09-16 13:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124342076 Collin Olson https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124342185 Plot:The events that happen throughout a story whether bad, good or irrelevant so long as something happens it is part of the plot.
Ex: "He kicked the rock so hard it went through the aluminum siding on his shed" this is an example of a plot point. many plot-points make up the plot.]]> 2016-09-16 13:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124342185 Gwen Lamusga gwendalynn_lamusga https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124342377 Characterization:  The process of revealing a characters personality. 
Example: She decided that she didn't like to do this sort of work, she was a kind person and this didn't sit well with her.]]> 2016-09-16 13:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124342377 Emily Johnson https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124345047 Euphemism: A polite word or expression used in place of one that may offend or embarrass someone.
Example: "negative patient outcome" instead of "dead"

]]> 2016-09-16 13:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124345047 Mitchell Reitsma https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124346965 Point of View (P.O.V.): Concerns the perspective of the narration in a story.    Example: There are first, second, and third person point of view. "He was an angry man."]]> 2016-09-16 13:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/margaret_kitterman/o1t0fix00u29/wish/124346965