literary devices

This four-week unit allows students to explore several pieces of literature from the Contemporary Period to analyze how literary devices used in those pieces help the writers to convey meaning. 

Students will write an essay that analyzes how Stephen King uses literary devices such as symbolism, character development, and conflict to develop a thematic idea about the loss of innocence or the ways in which the experiences of our childhood contribute to our development. They will conduct...

According to Edgar Allan Poe, stories should be read in one sitting and be packed with details. However, his stories are also full of literary devices used to enhance the story by creating meaning and tone.

After reading a self-selected story written by Poe, the students will write an...