Advanced Literary Devices: Improve Comprehension and Analyzing Literature & Art

We will discuss literary devices: similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, cliffhanger, foreshadowing, flashback, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, exposition, palindrome, juxtaposition, perspective, alliteration, assonance, euphemism, irony, idiom, rhythm, repetition, satire, paradox, suspense, myth, motif, misdirection, tone, diction, dialect, language, archetypes, anachronism, allegory, theme, plot, conflict, and symbolism. Students are introduced to each literary device, participate in matching discussion, and then interpret meaning.

Students will follow teacher discussion, slides, question and answer, and a student information packet to use in the class and for future reference. Student participation very much encouraged. 

Session One: explanation and introduction of literary devices with examples
Session Two: continued explanation and introduction of literary devices with examples
Session Three: discussion, review, and matching examples to literary devices, fun with cartoons and videos
Session Four: analyzing text to find and discuss literary devices

Using:
New York City Poem by Carmelo
Money Poem by Davon
Alone Edgar Allen Po
Alone Maya Angelou