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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Literary Devices

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Literary Devices. By Cassie Metzinger, Heater Roe, and Spencer Buranen. SUSPENSE. A feeling of curiosity, or even dread about what is going to happen next in a story

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Literary Devices

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  1. The Adventures of Tom SawyerLiterary Devices By Cassie Metzinger, Heater Roe, and Spencer Buranen

  2. SUSPENSE • A feeling of curiosity, or even dread about what is going to happen next in a story • When Huck follows Injun Joe and the mystery man to the old Widow’s house, and a twig breaks beneath his foot • When a person falls of a bike in the middle of the road, and a car is coming toward them

  3. Irony • A contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality, or between what is expected and what actually happens • How those thought Injun Joe was to die, and how he actually did • In a movie or book, when two men/groups set out to kill each other, and one dies in a car crash

  4. Satire • Writing that uses humor or wit to ridicule the vices or follies of people or societies, often to bring about change or improvement • Mark Twain is know for writing his novels in satire • Comics that appose of what the government is implying for the people to do

  5. Anthropomorphism • The assinment of human characteristics to gods, animals, or inanimate objects • Demon dog, when Huck and Tom are running from the graveyard, and the howling dog is to bring them bad luck, just as a demon would • The tree swayed and danced in the wind

  6. Colloquialism • Informal language used in everyday conversation, but not in formal righting • Some of the younger boys cut off syllables when speaking • Using “hey” or “what’s up” when speaking

  7. Folklore • The traditional beliefs, customs, stories, songs, and dances of a culture • The wart remedies the young boys claim to be true • Technical gossip of the modern day

  8. Motivation • The stated or implied reason a character acts, thinks, or feels a certain way • Tom’s and Huck’s motivation to go to the graveyard was there curiosity • What motivates important speakers or poets to write or speak aloud

  9. Idiom • When a statements literal meaning is not as the speaker in implying • “Hang her!” when Tom exclaimed to say ‘quiet her fit’ • You crack me up!

  10. Understatement • Language that makes it seem less important than it really is • When Tom happens to run into Injun Joe in the cave, we never suspected that Injun Joe was to be trapped inside to die • “We may have a test soon,” and the test turns out to be the very next day

  11. Metaphor • Comparing two unlike things without using like or as • Unsure • He is a walking encyclopedia!

  12. Plot Twist • When what one expects to happen in the end takes a turn and doesn’t happen • How Injun Joe dies • When two men in a movie/book set out to kill one another, and one dies in a tragic accident

  13. Simile • A comparison between two unlike things using like or as • When Huck follows Injun Joe to the old widow’s, is states that his footsteps were catlike • “Wow, he is like a walking library!”

  14. Credits • http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-sterling-unabridged-classics-series-mark-twain/11070008400 • http://digital-genie.com/designjots.htmm • http://www.123rf.com/photo_10769756_drawing-question-marks-group-on-old-grungy-blackboard.html • http://divinesecretsofthewritingsisterhood.blogspot.com/2011/04/ten-tips-for-building-suspense-in-novel.html • sweetdekor.food.officelive.com • utahmediadirectory.com • layoutsparks.com • http://nicosnas.deviantart.com/art/Tainted-Fire-Purple-50279893 • wallpaperhd.org • http://www.htcwalls.com/colorful-wallpapers-for-htc-set-3-android-os/d/

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