Literary and Poetic Devices for the Romantic Period
“The Devil and Tom Walker”
Literary Device
Characterization
 Stock
 Flat
Tone (humorous)
Irony
Style (history vs.
hearsay)
Theme
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Symbol
Metaphor
Definition
Examples from story
“To A Waterfowl”
Poetic Device
Rhyme Scheme
Definition
Personification
Imagery
Theme
Apostrophe
What is the “Power” in line 13?
Who is the “He” in line 29?
What is the “lesson” of this poem?
Examples from story
“Thanatopsis”
Poetic Device
Blank Verse
Definition
Examples from story
Foot
Meter
Personification
Imagery
Theme
What does the word “Thanatopsis” mean?
What human attribute sets us apart from nature and makes us fear death? (see
Commentary)
What is sentimentalism and how does “Thanatopsis” avoid it? (see Commentary)
What is the author’s view about death? That is, what lesson is he teaching us about death
or how we should view it? Find specific lines that support this idea.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Stories and Poems
Literary Device
Symbolism
Definition
Examples from stories
Point of View
Imagery
Personification
Allegory
Single Effect
What purpose does using 1st person point of view serve in “The Fall of the House of
Usher?”
Poetic Device
Alliteration
Definition
Examples from poems
Allusion
Assonance
Internal rhyme
Onomatopoeia
Refrain
Personification
1.
List the four bells and the occasions in “The Bells?”