Literary Devices and Techniques

The video tutorial covers various literary terms essential for understanding poetry. It explains concepts such as style, metaphors, similes, sensory details, personification, alliteration, parallelism, allusion, stanzas, rhyme schemes, syllables, meter, symbolism, free verse, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia. Each term is illustrated with examples, primarily from 'House on Mango Street' and other literary works, to help students grasp their meanings and applications in poetry.

What is the term for the unique way a writer uses language, including sentence structure and word choice?

• Mood

• Tone

• Style

• Theme

Which author is known for a dark and eloquent style?

• Roald Dahl

• J.K. Rowling

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Mark Twain

What literary device is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

In 'House on Mango Street', what is used to describe the mother's hair?

• A broom

• A warm smell of bread

• A gentle breeze

• A soft pillow

What is the term for using sensory details to recreate a scene for the reader?

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The cat purred softly

• The sun smiled on the field

• The wind whispered

• The river flowed gently

What is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words called?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Consonance

What is parallelism in literature?

• A pattern of rhyming words

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A similarity in sentence structure

• A reference to another work

What is an allusion?

• A type of metaphor

• A direct quote

• A reference to another work

• A form of irony

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A rhyme scheme

• A single line

• A group of lines

• A type of meter