Literary Devices
When a story is interrupted to inform the reader about events that happened in the past
What is a flashback?
The teenager who got beat up by a police officer at the corner store
Who is Rashad?
dealing fairly, justly, and impartially with everyone involved
What is equitable?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
The prince of Denmark, whose father just died and whose uncle took the throne
Who is Hamlet?
When an author hints at events that are going to happen later in a story
What is foreshadowing?
Who is Quinn?
Write a grammatically correct sentence that correctly uses a semicolon
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A direct comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
Hamlet's love interest who goes crazy
When a non-living thing is given traits of living things
What is personification?
The police officer who beat up a teenager at the corner store
Who is Paul?
A person who is uncompromisingly and excessively passionate in pursuit of a cause, ideal, or religious belief.
What is a zealot?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words
What is alliteration?
The former king's brother, who usurped his throne
Who is Claudius?
The exaggeration of details or facts for dramatic emphasis
What is hyperbole?
The teenager who used graffiti to draw attention to the police brutality case
Who is Carlos?
the german shepherds owner thought there leash were in its mouth but its actually a baby bunnies
How many errors are in this sentence?
Ten
The repetition of the same vowel sound in closely connected words
What is assonance?
Hamlet's mother, who married Hamlet's uncle
Who is Gertrude?
The author's attitude toward their subject matter, characters, or audience
What is tone?
The character who read a list of victims of police brutality at the protest at the end of the book
Who is Berry?
Acting or done quickly and suddenly without careful thought or consideration; impulsive and rash
What is impetuous?
A traditional 14-line poetic form written in iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet?
Hamlet's girlfriend's father, who was killed by Hamlet
Who is Polonius?