1. Objective 8.12 J
LITERARY
DEVICES

2. What is a
literary device?

3. • A literary device is the way an author
expresses ideas and meaning
through language.
• The reader’s job is to recognize,
identify, interpret, and analyze the
ideas and meanings of the author’s
language.

4. 3 TYPES OF LITERARY DEVICES
•FLASHBACK
•FORESHADOWING
•SYMBOLISM

5. FLASHBACK
• Flashback is the literary device in
which the continuation of a story is
interrupted by a past event.
• For example, the author may have a
character experience a memory that
is described in detail which puts the
main story on hold.

6. FLASHBACK EXAMPLE
“I remember back in the day before
there was Playstation, XBOX, or
Nintendo, there was Atari.”

7. FORESHADOWING
• Foreshadowing occurs when
information is shared to hint at
future events.
• For example, authors use
foreshadowing to increase tension in
the story and stir the reader’s
interest in the story.

8. FORESHADOWING EXAMPLE
• What do you think is going to happen in the future?

9. SYMBOLISM
• Symbolism occurs when an object, a person,
or place represents something else such as
an idea or theme.
• For example, an author may use a mountain
to symbolize adventure, a home to
symbolize safety, or a lamp to symbolize
creativity.
• An author may also use symbolism to set
mood.

10. SYMBOLISM EXAMPLES
• What do these symbols mean?