Device Papers



Purpose of assignment:

• To Learn, decipher, and discuss literary devices in fiction.
• Choose three literary devices for each Device Paper and discuss those devices as found in the currently assigned story. You cannot write about a device more than once in the term; in other words, by the end of the term, you will have covered 15 of the 29 literary devices.

Assignment: MLA paper with Works Cited:

• Font-type: Times New Roman
• Font-Size: only 12 point
• Indents: first line of each paragraph of the body indents 1/2" (not five space bar clicks)
• Spacing: Double space every line inthe paper (no more, no less)
• Margins: 1" from all sides (page number header will be withn that inch, and that is ok.) From the top, your name must be 1"
• No Bold
• No Underlines
• No exclamation marks--EVER!!!!!!!!

• First Paragraph: Introduction
  • Summarize the entire paper
• Second Paragraph: Scope/summary of text
  • Summarize the stories
  • Use your own words
  • Avoid plagiarism
• Third paragraph: "Theory"
  • Give a meaningful discussion of the three devices you will use
    • You can use examples from other pieces of literature or film to disuss each device
    • Be careful not to plagiarize "definitions" of devices.
• Fourth Paragraph: "Analysis"
  • Discuss each chosen literary device as it relates to BOTH stories
  • Quote each story in your paper to exactly locate the use of each device
• Fifth Paragraph: Conclusion
  • Discuss at least two other devices and suggest that they can be used to investigate/interrogate/analyze the story.

Note: A paragraph is 7-15 college levels sentences (i.e. subordinating or complex).