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This playlist provides examples of literary devices and writer's craft moves that students can utilize to strengthen their writing.
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04:50
The Waltons: Jason's Commemoration
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
creative writing
english
characterization
descriptive writing
imagery
setting
MS
HS
C
01:29
Bridge to Terabithia: Leslie's Scuba Composition
Literary Devices
Writing
creative writing
visualize
english
simile
descriptive writing
E
MS
HS
C
02:44
Friends: Adoption Letter
Literary Devices
Writing
english
writing process
diction
word choice
MS
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C
01:02
The Book Thief: Make the World Yours
Figurative Language
visualize
imagery
E
MS
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02:15
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Daniel Radcliffe Raps Alphabet Aerobics
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
alliteration
MS
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02:19
Despicable Me: Steal the Moon
Literary Devices
characterization
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01:55
Despicable Me 2: Gru's Bad Date Experience
Literary Devices
flashback
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01:09
Shrek: Ogres are like Onions
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
simile
E
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02:58
The Breakfast Club: Lunchtime
Literary Devices
characterization
MS
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02:56
Toy Story: Sid Learns a Lesson
Literary Devices
personification
E
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01:11
Forrest Gump: Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
simile
hyperbole
aphorism
E
MS
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C
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04:18
The Simpsons: Greyhound Races
Literary Devices
plot twist
MS
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02:51
Spanglish: My Mother's Daughter
Communication
Literary Devices
speaking
vocabulary
first person narrative
MS
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01:13
Everybody Hates Chris: Aunt Grievey
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
characterization
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03:13
Matilda: The Trunchbull
Literary Devices
characterization
E
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01:18
That '70s Show: Jackie Fights Laurie
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
onomatopoeia
MS
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01:18
Happy Gilmore: Rhyming with Shooter
Literary Devices
rhyme
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01:28
Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities"
Literary Devices
juxtaposition
E
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05:49
Friends: Trapped in an ATM Vestibule
Literary Devices
aside
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03:07
The Replacements: Fears and Quicksand
Literary Devices
metaphor
MS
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00:36
The Electric Company: Possessive 's'
english
punctuation
apostrophe
possession
E
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00:30
The Electric Company: Quotations and Commas
english
citation
quotes
K
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02:15
The Electric Company: N Apostrophe T
Grammar
english
contractions
K
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01:54
Thank You for Smoking: Who Has the Best Government?
Writing
forming an argument
english
interpreting a writing prompt
HS
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02:10
The Truman Show: Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night
english
etiquette
social behavior
vocabulary
courtesy
salutations
E
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01:28
Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities"
Literary Devices
juxtaposition
E
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01:34
Beauty and the Beast (1991): Be Our Guest
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
personification
E
MS
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00:57
Cyberjack: Opening Scene
Literary Devices
epigraph
MS
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02:36
Rear Window: Up the Stairs
Literary Devices
suspense
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01:02
Batman (1966): The Penguin Fight
Literary Devices
onomatopoeia
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03:58
Good Will Hunting: Your Move, Chief
Literary Devices
monologue
C
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01:01
Forrest Gump: Stupid is as Stupid Does
Literary Devices
aphorism
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03:33
Wall-E: Directive A113
Literary Devices
theme
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02:30
Malcolm X: Dictionary Exercise
Communication
Figurative Language
american history
discrimination
racism
english
symbolism
black history
malcolm x
simile
connotation
MS
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01:41
The Amanda Show: "Snap Krackle Kaboom" Cereal
Literary Devices
onomatopoeia
E
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00:43
Full House: Full House Theme
Literary Devices
theme
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01:00
Kung Fu Panda: Master Oogway's Wisdom
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
simile
E
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02:55
Arthur: DW's Snow Mystery
Communication
Literary Devices
bias
storytelling
oral storytelling
tone
point of view
unreliable narrator
E
MS
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01:15
Flipped: Lunch Dates
Communication
Literary Devices
bias
storytelling
oral storytelling
tone
point of view
unreliable narrator
E
MS
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01:07
The Good Place: Eleanor's Mother and Her Dog
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
euphemism
MS
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C
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02:40
Monty Python's Life of Brian: Stoning
Communication
Literary Devices
listening
poor listening
plot twist
satire
religious satire
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01:22
House: It's a Bear
Literary Devices
syllogism
HS
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02:45
The Big Bang Theory: Haggling
Literary Devices
Negotiations
foil
informal negotiations
haggling
MS
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00:45
Conan the Barbarian: Opening Scene
Literary Devices
epigraph
MS
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00:40
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Commandeer The Ship
Grammar
Literary Devices
synonym
euphemism
MS
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02:52
Jaws: Get Out of the Water
Literary Devices
foreshadowing
HS
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02:39
Star Trek: Not With My Ship You Don't
Literary Devices
iambic pentameter
MS
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00:51
Moonlighting: Seussian Rhyming
Literary Devices
iambic pentameter
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01:56
Forrest Gump: Shrimp Passion
Literary Devices
english
interest
passion
lifestyle
asyndeton
MS
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02:23
A Tale of Two Cities (1980): It Was the Best of Times
Literary Devices
Literature
charles dickens
juxtaposition
tale of two cities
MS
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03:59
One Man Band: Who Gets the Coin
Literary Devices
plot twist
E
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02:01
Mulan: Saved Us All
Literary Devices
dramatic irony
E
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02:28
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1: Peeta Warns Katniss
Literary Devices
foreshadowing
HS
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01:56
All Quiet on the Western Front: The Butterfly
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
metaphor
HS
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01:15
The Office: Phyllis' Clichés
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
cliché
E
MS
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01:02
The Simpsons: Metric Booby Traps
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
alliteration
measurement
metric system
E
MS
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01:49
Memphis Belle: Poetry
Literary Devices
Literature
juxtaposition
interpreting poems
rhyme
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01:20
Sunset Boulevard: They Were Always Her Pictures
Literary Devices
first person narrative
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01:38
The Simpsons: Bart Gets Hit By a Car
Communication
Literary Devices
bias
storytelling
oral storytelling
tone
point of view
unreliable narrator
E
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01:03
Happy Gilmore: Send Him Home
Literary Devices
anthropomorphism
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01:18
Johnny Bravo: Johnny's High School Crush
Literary Devices
flashback
E
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02:26
Finding Nemo: Dory Speaking Whale
Literary Devices
foil
MS
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03:39
Les Miserables (2012): Valjean's Soliloquy
Literary Devices
soliloquy
MS
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01:30
Dangerous Minds: What is the Prize?
Literary Devices
inspiration
pedagogy
student success
analogy
MS
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01:15
A Dangerous Method: Our Work Will Be Rejected
Literary Devices
simile
allusion
HS
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03:46
Great Performances: Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me
Literary Devices
Literature
william shakespeare
macbeth
soliloquy
MS
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02:45
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Men Are Created Equal
Law
Literary Devices
monologue
steps in a court trial
closing argument
MS
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02:35
Aladdin (1992): At the Marketplace
Literary Devices
plot devices
E
MS
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02:51
The Sandlot: The Legend of The Beast
Communication
Literary Devices
storytelling
oral storytelling
foreshadowing
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03:27
The Lorax: ThneedVille Song
Literary Devices
setting
E
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01:20
The Campaign: Presidential Debate
Communication
Literary Devices
speaking
red herring
logical fallacy
MS
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C
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02:32
Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Unladen Swallow
Communication
Literary Devices
speaking
red herring
logical fallacy
MS
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C
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01:09
Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility
Literary Devices
aphorism
MS
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02:30
2001: A Space Odyssey: Ascension
Literary Devices
symbolism
HS
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01:45
Oprah's Master Class: Be a Rainbow in Somebody’s Cloud
Literary Devices
Literature
metaphor
interpreting poems
MS
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01:55
The Imitation Game: Are You Paying Attention?
Literary Devices
authorial intrusion
MS
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02:06
Amélie: Little Amelie
Communication
French
speaking
characterization
pronunciation
MS
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02:39
Up the Down Staircase: Class Discussion
Literary Devices
Literature
pedagogy
charles dickens
antithesis
active learning
a tale of two cities
MS
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00:42
Elf: World's Best Cup of Coffee
Literary Devices
hyperbole
E
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02:27
Annie Hall: Opening Monologue
Literary Devices
monologue
MS
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01:16
Titanic: The King of the World
Literary Devices
hyperbole
E
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01:02
Shrek 2: Dinner Scene
Literary Devices
hyperbole
E
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01:00
The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon's Personalities
ESL/EFL
Figurative Language
esl
efl
english as a second language
english as a foreign language
characterization
E
MS
HS