Literary Devices

 a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

• foreshadowing
• symbolism

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When an author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. An object or person that stands for something else. 

• Foreshadowing
• Symbolism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What is said is different than what is meant

• situational irony
• verbal irony
• dramatic irony

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In this type of irony, the reader knows something the character does not know.

• verbal irony
• situational irony
• dramatic irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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When a character or reader expects one thing to happen, but something completely different happens.

• verbal irony
• situational irony
• dramatic irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The feeling or atmosphere that the author creates for the reader

• symbolism
• mood
• foreshadowing
• irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3