This document defines and provides examples of literary devices including simile, metaphor, mood, and tone. It also mentions that Romeo and Juliet contains three types of conflict: man vs man, man vs society, and man vs self/fate. The document concludes with a reminder of the unit concepts covered.

2. Simile
• A comparison using like or as
• Santa Clause’s belly shook like a bowl full of
jelly!

3. Metaphor
• A comparison that does not use like or as.
• Her tears were warm summer rain dripping
down her face.

4. Mood
• The mood is the feeling the author creates.
• “The white frosted panes of the windows
prevented us from peering into the cold night.”
• What kind of feeling to you get from that
passage?
• Lonely? Scared?

5. Tone
• The author’s attitude toward the subject.
• “Now, those politicians think that you and I don’t
know what is happening in Washington. They
believe that we are not smart enough to figure out
their game.”
• How can you describe the tone?
• Bitter? Hateful? Frustrated?

6. Conflict: We see 3 types of conflict in
Romeo and Juliet

7. Plot

12. Or Resolution

13. There you have it!
• Unit 4 Concepts!
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