Literary Device Review

"Fame is a fickle food." -- Emily Dickinson

The switchblade in "The Outsiders" represents power and rebellion.

A character's speech without a known audience.

"Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills." -- Haunting of Hill House

Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

"Atheism is a non-prophet organization" -- George Carlin

In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is only asleep-not dead-but Romeo does not, and he kills himself.

"Life is like a box of chocolates" -- Forrest Gump

"I had to wait in the station for ten days—an eternity." -- Heart of Darkness

"Animal Farm" is a story about personified animals who are divided into fractions, which mirrors the Russian Revolution.

“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" -- Sonnet 18

What does the below picture illustrate?

The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.

“There’s daggers in men’s smiles.” -- Macbeth

Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...

"You are my Achilles’ heel." -- Joseph Washbourn

“Parting is such sweet sorrow,” Romeo & Juliet

"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze."

"POPCORN! Is that your favorite? ... Mine too! Because they pop! Pop, pop! Pop, pop! Pop." -- It