Literary Devices Review

Literary Devices Review

Almost all examples are extracted from Mai Chuc's "Names" and Tupac's "A Rose Grew From Concrete".

Group #1

• Alliteration= repetition of same sound at the beginning of closely connected words

• Onomatopoeia= words used to represent sounds

• Repetition= when the same word or image or idea is used continuously

• Symbolism= when an object or idea represents something beyond itself

Multiple Choice

"Long live the rose..."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

Multiple Choice

"Three soft bird chirps and they call me Ah Wai."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

Multiple Choice

"Long live the rose that grew from concrete." If the rose stands for a person and the concrete is society, the rose and concrete are examples of...

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Group #2

• Personification= the attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman

• Imagery= the use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

• Metaphor= a comparison WITHOUT using like or as

• Simile= a comparison WITH using like or as

Multiple Choice

"Tue (pronounced Twe) isn’t so embarrassing. A fruit learns to love its juice."

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

"I’d like to be string... resonating. Pulled back tensely like a bow"

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

"My name is the sound of

water"

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Group #3

• Hyperbole= exaggerated statement or claim not meant to taken seriously

• Allusion= an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

• Rhetorical Question= a question asked without expecting an answer

• Diction= word choice

Multiple Choice

Reclaim that name once given and lost so quickly in its attempt to become someone that would fit in. Who is Tue My Chuc?

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical Question

• Allusion

Multiple Choice

"it (the rose) learned to walk with out having feet."

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical Question

• Allusion

Multiple Choice

"...but I have to pretend that it’s on March 16

because my mother was late registering me after the Vietnam war."

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical Question

• Allusion

Group #4

• Juxtaposition= placing contrasting elements side by side to create meaning or impact

• Anaphora= the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following images best captures an artist's use of juxtaposition?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best represents anaphora?

• “Ain't no mountain high enough,

  Ain't no valley low enough,

  Ain't no river wide enough,

  To keep me from getting to you, baby”

• “Nobody can judge me but me. I was born free.”

• I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry
  'Cause you're scared, I ain't there, Daddy's wit' you in your prayers
  No more cryin', wipe them tears, Daddy's here, no more nightmares

Poll

At this point, how are you feeling about your understanding of literary terms?

• 1- Not confident!

• 2- I feel okay.

• 3- I think I'm getting this.

• 4- I'm confident!