Read an excerpt from The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean.
As you read, remember to use these tips: Recall the definitions and uses of literary devices you have learned in this lesson.
Review the definitions and uses of literary devices. Read and annotate the excerpt, identifying all the literary devices you find. Describe the meaning of the literary devices. Evaluate details and devices to determine the key ideas in the text and determine the author’s purpose. Determine why the author used the devices and how they support the purpose of the text. Then, write a paragraph that identifies literary devices in the excerpt, explains why the author uses each of them, and explains how they help the author achieve his purpose. Write your response in 100 to 175 words.
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The book's title refers to a practical joke: Chemists have been known to serve guests tea and supply them with a spoon fashioned from gallium, which looks like aluminum but melts at about 85.5 degrees Fahrenheit. When the guest stirs the hot tea, the spoon will seem to be eaten away by it.

Every story needs the following five essential elements: a plot, a place, characters, a point of view, and conflict. Whether or not your students are aware of it, they instinctively use all these components while recounting a narrative to their loved ones or best friends. It establishes the story's flow, fosters anticipation, and enthralls their audience.

Main elements of the story:

Experimentation, Accidents, Discovery.

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