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 Critique a literary
selection based on the
overall artistic value of
its structure and
elements (Structuralist)
Let’s Watch
Formalism/Formalist
Approach
refers to critical
approaches that analyze,
interpret, or evaluate the
inherent features of a text.
Literary Devices
tools used by writers to
hint at larger themes,
ideas, and meaning in a
story or piece of writing.
 Simile
Literary (indirect comparison) two
Devices unrelated objects are
being compared to each
other with the use of the
words “like” or “as.”
 Metaphor
Literary (direct comparison) a
Devices statement in which two
objects, often unrelated,
are compared to each
other.
 Imagery
Literary it engages the senses to
Devices deepen the reader's
comprehension of what is
happening and how to
feel about it.
Literary m a g e r
Devices I y
Ex. Sight imagery: The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked
shoulders.
Sound imagery: The forest was hushed, resounding with echoes
of the tree’s stoic silence.
Touch imagery: The tree felt smooth as sandstone.
Taste imagery: The tree’s leaves tasted bitter, like unroasted
coffee beans.
Smell imagery: The sweet aroma of the freshly baked
chocolatechip cookies wafted from the kitchen to the living room
 Symbolism
Literary uses symbols which can be

Devices words, people, marks,

locations, or abstract
ideas to represent
something beyond the
literal meaning.
 Personification
Literary giving human
Devices
attributes to
nonhuman objects.
Sound devices
are special tools the poet can
use to create certain effects
in the poem to convey and
reinforce meaning through
sound.
 is the matching vowel sounds at
the end of words or lines.
Sound
Devices
Example
She was a rug
Rhyme
still tried to tug
Along with a hog
sleeping down a log
 Repetition
Sound - is the repeating of
Devices any words, phrases,
sentences or lines
within a poem.
 Assonance
Sound is repetition of vowel
Devices sounds within words.
Ex. I like to decline an
offer of wine to define
my style.
 Alliteration
Sound is the repetition of the
Devices consonant sounds at the
beginning of
words.
Ex. The shepherd shook
 Onomatopoeia
Sound uses words which imitate
Devices the natural sounds of
things
Ex. The sack fell into the
river with a splash.
Learning Task:
1. Give the rhyming pattern of each stanza.
2. Pick the lines in the poem that use the
following sounds: a. alliteration. b.
assonance c.rhyme
3. Identify the lines which show imagery in
the poem.
4. Enumerate the elements used in this
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