8th Grade Literary Devices Worksheets
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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
Literary devices are the techniques writers use to shape meaning, from allusion and symbolism to foreshadowing, irony and archetypes. There are 20 sheets for 8th grade here, and 18 have answer keys. Students trace allusions in headlines and speeches, find foreshadowing in a robotics story, chart the hero's journey and match modern plots to Icarus, Pandora and Orpheus. An advanced literary terms reference and a set of archetype cards are included.
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