For Educators,

This book is specifically made for high school students. When they begin enhancing reading, and writing skills they will need to comprehend literary techniques. In this book, there will be more literary techniques that are touched on in college. Thus allowing for students to be prepared for whats to come when they are graduated. Understanding the use of literary techniques can help them better analyze texts, and even enhance their own writing.

Learning Objectives:

After this lesson students should be able to:

1. Understand the definition of specific literary techniques, and why they are used in writing.
2. Understand the effect that these techniques can have on books, and in writing.
3. Understand how to use these techniques within their own writing (whether it is a creative writing essay or a book).
4. Understand how to search for these techniques in order to better analyze a text.

Allegory

• A story that is used to represent a more general message about real-life (historical) issues and/or events.
  • Example: In a book, an author can take two people arguing aggressively, and make that signify war.
  • Effect: To enhance the broader meaning of the story.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/list-of-literary-devices-techniques

Allusion

• When an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event or idea originating from outside the text.
  • Example: The author can have a character state “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game” which is a famous Babe Ruth saying.
  • Effect: Can give a deeper meaning to the story by referencing someone or something that is not in it.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/list-of-literary-devices-techniques

Foreshadowing

• When an author indirectly hints at- through things such as dialogue, description or characters actions- whats to come later in the stories.
  • Example: In a book, the author can have a character witness something that later in the book happens to them.
  • Effect: Can assist in building suspense and tensions throughout the story.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/list-of-literary-devices-techniques

Symbolism

•  Refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation or idea in a written work to represent something else.
  • Example: An author takes something like a sword which later can symbolize strength for the main character.
  • Effect: It can help produce an impact because it is taking something and connecting it to something else in the story.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/list-of-literary-devices-techniques

Tone

• The writer or narrators attitude towards a subject.
  • Example: The author can specifically state “With great confidence” allowing the reader to understand in that moment they were very confident.
  • Effect: Helps the narrator or write relate with the emotions of the readers.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/list-of-literary-devices-techniques

Discussion

•  Read the following sentences and state which literary technique is being used.

1. When Troy pulled the knife out of the stone it gave him a great strength like never before.
   1. ____________
2. Isabella was watching a movie where the main character went through a bad break up. Later on, she returned home, and received a text from her boyfriend saying he wanted to break up.
   1. ___________
3. In a sarcastic voice, I said to my roommate I was unbothered by the way she is loud in the morning.
   1. ___________
4. In class today, our professor said “To be or Not to be” when asking a bigger question of what we want to be in life.
   1. __________
5. Because their father was in the Navy, Tom and Robert both got into a fight, and began throwing stuff at each other.
   1. ___________

Follow Up Activity

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Distance-Learning-Literary-Devices-Worksheets-for-Secondary-ELA-5107482?st=9ecd25c1c576c4601a7cd08ba3e4b40b

Glossary/Review

• Allegory: A story that is used to represent a more general message about real-life (historical) issues and/or events.

• Allusion: When an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event or idea originating from outside the text.

• Foreshadowing:When an author indirectly hints at- through things such as dialogue, description or characters actions- whats to come later in the stories.

• Symbolism:Refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation or idea in a written work to represent something else.

• Tone: The writer or narrators attitude towards a subject.