Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Authors of literary texts, such as prose and poetry, often include literary devices and figurative language to create a particular tone and mood.
- Analyzing literary devices that are used in a text can support an interpretation of the text.
- Analysis of a text should be supported with text evidence from the writing.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify literary devices in literary texts, including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, imagery, tone, symbolism, irony, mood, and allusion.
- Analyze how an author's use of literary devices supports an interpretation of the text.
- Cite evidence from the text to support their analysis.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Authors use figurative language and literary devices to develop tone and mood in their writing.
- Literary devices contribute to the literal and/or figurative interpretation of a text.
Vocabulary
- Literary devices
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Onomatopoeia
- Hyperbole
- Imagery
- Tone
- Symbolism
- Irony
- Mood
- Allusion
- Literary text
- Textual evidence
