Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Author's Craft- Literary Devices

       Football Genius by Tom Green is about a boy named Troy White who is a football player with a special talent. He has the ability to predict which plays any football team will run before the play is played. Since his Mom works for the Atlanta Falcons (NFL football team) Troy gets all access to the players and staff of his favorite team. He tries to help the team by using his predictive play calling talents to lead his team to a victorious season.
       Literary devices help craft a better understanding of what's happening in my story. For example, one literary device that author uses is a simile. A simile is a comparison using the words like or as; "their watches sparkles with hundreds of diamonds, as did the pendants hanging from their necks like Olympic medals, and their rings looked like Christmas tree ornaments." This simile means that the jewelry of the NFL players were very shiny, big and expensive. It also tells you that the football players are very rich.     
                                                                                                    

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