Literary Devices
A comparison using "like" or "as."
Simile
What is the past tense of the word 'buy?'
Bought
What is the main idea of this text passage...
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska.
There are many kinds of bears.
This point of view comes from an outside narrator rather than one of the characters in the stories. Uses pronouns such as "he", "she", "they", "them", and "it."
Third person
This is the overarching topic that can be studied and explored in many different ways using many different stories.
Theme
Giving human characteristics to inhuman things.
Personification
Should the following sentence use 'then' or 'than?'
"She is better ________ I am."
"Than"
What is the main idea of the following passage...
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark.
Bats are fascinating animals.
The point of view in which the narrator is a character within the story. Uses pronouns such as "I", "me", "we", and "us."
First person
Similes, metaphors, allusions, personification, and hyperbole are all examples of these kinds of literary devices that are meaningful but not literal.
Figurative Language
A thing/object that represents a larger idea within a story.
Symbol
What is the subject in the following sentence?
"The night light from my childhood plays a pretty song to put me to sleep."
The night light
What is the main idea of this passage...
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar.
Some bacteria help/are good for humans.
This point of view is told from a narrator who is including you in the story. Uses pronouns like "you", "your", and "yourself."
Second person
This is the organization of a story's various elements including plot, characters, and theme.
Structure
A contradiction between what is expected and what actually happens.
Irony
How would you properly cite this quote in an essay?
It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
"It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will" (Montgomery).
What is the main idea of this passage...
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets.
What makes up the solar system.
What POV are the following sentences written in?
Sarah didn't care to eat lunch in the cafeteria. It was loud and often dirty. Maybe it wouldn't be so bas if she had any friends in her lunch period, but she didn't! They had all been placed in lunches earlier in the day, leaving Sarah to fend for herself.
Third person
A word used in learning targets and testing to describe the detailed examination of elements or the structure of something.
Analysis
A reference to another piece of literature, person, or well known event.
Allusion
Which of the following words (2) should NOT be capitalized within the middle of a sentence?
"I"
"He"
"Amy"
"Old Navy"
"Dacula"
"Neighborhood"
"He" and "neighborhood" are improper nouns and do not need to be capitalized.
What is the main idea of the following passage...
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen.
Each bee has its' own job in the beehive.
When an author writes in a third person point of view it allows you to look at the characters objectively. "Objective" means...
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
The author's reason or intent for writing something.
Purpose