Literary Devices
Giving human attributes to a non-human thing.
What is personification?
This includes your position and two reasons.
What is a thesis?
This is a paragraph in a poem.
What is a stanza?
This is another word for a(n) main or independent clause; it can stand on its own.
What is a simple sentence?
This is the first thing one must do when getting to the essay page - it's a "cross-off" strategy to help you create a position for your essay.
What is scratch out "w-to-w"?
This form of figurative language includes a passing reference to something famous in history or literature.
What is allusion?
You use these to SUPPORT your topic sentences.
What are specific examples?
The length or rhythm of a line in relation to the other lines in the poem.
What is meter?
This clause contains a subject and a verb, yet it cannot stand on its own.
What is a dependent clause?
Thinking about this part of a story or poem will give the reader clues about its main idea or theme.
What is read/highlight the title?
This is a comparison between two things. It includes the words "like" or "as" in a sentence.
What is a simile?
This statement expresses the opposition's opinion and demonstrates your full understanding of the issue at hand.
What is the counter argument?
This type of language allows the reader to imagine the action with their five senses.
What is sensory language/imagery?
This sentence contains two independent clauses joined together by either a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.
What is a compound sentence?
Using this graphic organizer in the shape of a "T," and it helps when brainstorming ideas for your essay.
What is a t-chart?
This expresses the author's/speaker's attitude towards the subject they are focusing on.
What is tone?
Using these words or phrases before moving onto another topic or paragraph makes for smoother shifting between ideas.
What are transitions?
This is the pattern in which the sound of end words of each line sound the same.
What is rhyme scheme?
This sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
When working on reading cross-over questions, this strategy is useful to compare answers for each story.
What is a t-chart?
This is the moral of the story; it expresses universal human life lessons or messages.
That is theme?
This is the last sentence of your essay. It tells the reader what they must do if they agree with your position.
What is the call to action?
The type of language a poet uses; it requires analysis to discover its hidden meaning.
What is poetic/figurative language?
This sentence contains at least one dependent clause and two independent clauses.
This is one of the primary strategies used in the reading selection. You use this strategy when you have a READING question with a box.
What is matching?