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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

01:29
Bridge to Terabithia: Leslie's Scuba Composition

Literary Devices

Writing

creative writing

visualize

english

simile

descriptive writing

02:44
Friends: Adoption Letter

Literary Devices

Writing

english

writing process

diction

word choice

01:02
The Book Thief: Make the World Yours

Figurative Language

visualize

imagery

02:15
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Daniel Radcliffe Raps Alphabet Aerobics

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

alliteration

02:19
Despicable Me: Steal the Moon

Literary Devices

characterization

01:55
Despicable Me 2: Gru's Bad Date Experience

Literary Devices

flashback

01:09
Shrek: Ogres are like Onions

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

simile

02:58
The Breakfast Club: Lunchtime

Literary Devices

characterization

02:56
Toy Story: Sid Learns a Lesson

Literary Devices

personification

01:11
Forrest Gump: Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

simile

hyperbole

aphorism

04:18
The Simpsons: Greyhound Races

Literary Devices

plot twist

02:51
Spanglish: My Mother's Daughter

Communication

Literary Devices

speaking

vocabulary

first person narrative

01:13
Everybody Hates Chris: Aunt Grievey

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

characterization

03:13
Matilda: The Trunchbull

Literary Devices

characterization

01:18
That '70s Show: Jackie Fights Laurie

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

onomatopoeia

01:18
Happy Gilmore: Rhyming with Shooter

Literary Devices

rhyme

01:28
Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities"

Literary Devices

juxtaposition

05:49
Friends: Trapped in an ATM Vestibule

Literary Devices

aside

03:07
The Replacements: Fears and Quicksand

Literary Devices

metaphor

00:36
The Electric Company: Possessive 's'

english

punctuation

apostrophe

possession

00:30
The Electric Company: Quotations and Commas

english

citation

quotes

02:15
The Electric Company: N Apostrophe T

Grammar

english

contractions

01:54
Thank You for Smoking: Who Has the Best Government?

Writing

forming an argument

english

interpreting a writing prompt

02:10
The Truman Show: Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night

english

etiquette

social behavior

vocabulary

courtesy

salutations

01:28
Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities"

Literary Devices

juxtaposition

01:34
Beauty and the Beast (1991): Be Our Guest

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

personification

00:57
Cyberjack: Opening Scene

Literary Devices

epigraph

02:36
Rear Window: Up the Stairs

Literary Devices

suspense

01:02
Batman (1966): The Penguin Fight

Literary Devices

onomatopoeia

03:58
Good Will Hunting: Your Move, Chief

Literary Devices

monologue

01:01
Forrest Gump: Stupid is as Stupid Does

Literary Devices

aphorism

03:33
Wall-E: Directive A113

Literary Devices

theme

02:30
Malcolm X: Dictionary Exercise

Communication

Figurative Language

american history

discrimination

racism

english

symbolism

black history

malcolm x

simile

connotation

01:41
The Amanda Show: "Snap Krackle Kaboom" Cereal

Literary Devices

onomatopoeia

00:43
Full House: Full House Theme

Literary Devices

theme

01:00
Kung Fu Panda: Master Oogway's Wisdom

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

simile

02:55
Arthur: DW's Snow Mystery

Communication

Literary Devices

bias

storytelling

oral storytelling

tone

point of view

unreliable narrator

01:15
Flipped: Lunch Dates

Communication

Literary Devices

bias

storytelling

oral storytelling

tone

point of view

unreliable narrator

01:07
The Good Place: Eleanor's Mother and Her Dog

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

euphemism

02:40
Monty Python's Life of Brian: Stoning

Communication

Literary Devices

listening

poor listening

plot twist

satire

religious satire

01:22
House: It's a Bear

Literary Devices

syllogism

02:45
The Big Bang Theory: Haggling

Literary Devices

Negotiations

foil

informal negotiations

haggling

00:45
Conan the Barbarian: Opening Scene

Literary Devices

epigraph

00:40
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Commandeer The Ship

Grammar

Literary Devices

synonym

euphemism

02:52
Jaws: Get Out of the Water

Literary Devices

foreshadowing

02:39
Star Trek: Not With My Ship You Don't

Literary Devices

iambic pentameter

00:51
Moonlighting: Seussian Rhyming

Literary Devices

iambic pentameter

01:56
Forrest Gump: Shrimp Passion

Literary Devices

english

interest

passion

lifestyle

asyndeton

02:23
A Tale of Two Cities (1980): It Was the Best of Times

Literary Devices

Literature

charles dickens

juxtaposition

tale of two cities

03:59
One Man Band: Who Gets the Coin

Literary Devices

plot twist

02:01
Mulan: Saved Us All

Literary Devices

dramatic irony

02:28
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1: Peeta Warns Katniss

Literary Devices

foreshadowing

01:56
All Quiet on the Western Front: The Butterfly

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

metaphor

01:15
The Office: Phyllis' Clichés

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

cliché

01:02
The Simpsons: Metric Booby Traps

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

alliteration

measurement

metric system

01:49
Memphis Belle: Poetry

Literary Devices

Literature

juxtaposition

interpreting poems

rhyme

01:20
Sunset Boulevard: They Were Always Her Pictures

Literary Devices

first person narrative

01:38
The Simpsons: Bart Gets Hit By a Car

Communication

Literary Devices

bias

storytelling

oral storytelling

tone

point of view

unreliable narrator

01:03
Happy Gilmore: Send Him Home

Literary Devices

anthropomorphism

01:18
Johnny Bravo: Johnny's High School Crush

Literary Devices

flashback

02:26
Finding Nemo: Dory Speaking Whale

Literary Devices

foil

03:39
Les Miserables (2012): Valjean's Soliloquy

Literary Devices

soliloquy

01:30
Dangerous Minds: What is the Prize?

Literary Devices

inspiration

pedagogy

student success

analogy

01:15
A Dangerous Method: Our Work Will Be Rejected

Literary Devices

simile

allusion

03:46
Great Performances: Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me

Literary Devices

Literature

william shakespeare

macbeth

soliloquy

02:45
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Men Are Created Equal

Law

Literary Devices

monologue

steps in a court trial

closing argument

02:35
Aladdin (1992): At the Marketplace

Literary Devices

plot devices

02:51
The Sandlot: The Legend of The Beast

Communication

Literary Devices

storytelling

oral storytelling

foreshadowing

03:27
The Lorax: ThneedVille Song

Literary Devices

setting

01:20
The Campaign: Presidential Debate

Communication

Literary Devices

speaking

red herring

logical fallacy

02:32
Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Unladen Swallow

Communication

Literary Devices

speaking

red herring

logical fallacy

01:09
Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility

Literary Devices

aphorism

02:30
2001: A Space Odyssey: Ascension

Literary Devices

symbolism

01:45
Oprah's Master Class: Be a Rainbow in Somebody’s Cloud

Literary Devices

Literature

metaphor

interpreting poems

01:55
The Imitation Game: Are You Paying Attention?

Literary Devices

authorial intrusion

02:06
Amélie: Little Amelie

Communication

French

speaking

characterization

pronunciation

02:39
Up the Down Staircase: Class Discussion

Literary Devices

Literature

pedagogy

charles dickens

antithesis

active learning

a tale of two cities

00:42
Elf: World's Best Cup of Coffee

Literary Devices

hyperbole

02:27
Annie Hall: Opening Monologue

Literary Devices

monologue

01:16
Titanic: The King of the World

Literary Devices

hyperbole

01:02
Shrek 2: Dinner Scene

Literary Devices

hyperbole

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