Literary Terms Project

Literary terms are used in writing to produce a specific effect. Most literary terms or devices help the
audience to focus on particular words or phrases, in order for the writer to get his or her point across
to the readers. They can be found in all types of texts, not just stories or poems. It is important that
you learn to recognize literary terms, as well as apply/use them in your future writing.

Assignment: You will design a way to display literary terms that will be informative, as well as
CREATIVE. Your project includes:
 Literary Term
 Meaning of the term
 Example in proper MLA format for quotations
 MLA citation - "One patch touched a tree, and scrambled up like a small squirrel"
(Golding 35).
 Include a drawing, photograph, clipart, or your own very best drawing - illustrating your literary
element.

Order of literary terms -

1. Allusion
2. Analogies
3. Flashback
4. Foreshadow
5. Hyperbole
6. Idioms
7. Imagery
8. Irony
9. Metaphor
10. Personification
11. Simile
12. Symbolism
13. Point-of-view ( all forms) 3
14. Foil
15. Characterisation

Anaya 1-5
Adarsh 6-10
Asvin 11-15
 1. What is the meaning
of the term?

Onomatopoeia is a word
or words that are written
like the sound the word
makes. Boom!

2. Write a sentence or paragraph to show that you know how to identify this literary
term from an example in the novel. See the example below.

“The boom of fireworks woke the sleeping boy”

(Golding 17).

3. Add a drawing, photograph, or clipart to illustrate the meaning of the sentence.

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 CRITERIA TOTAL POINTS TEACHER
POINTS RECEIVED COMMENTS
All 4 Literary Devices 4
assigned are included in
presentation

Each Literary Device has 4

an accurate, formal
definition

Each Literary Device has a 4

“student definition” or “in
your own words
explanation”

Each Literary Device has 4

examples included
Presentation is
well organized

3
After each example is 4
presented, it is
EXPLAINED

4
Presentation is creative,
attractive, and PROOF READ
Rubric for the Project