LITERARY DEVICES
A word that resembles the sound to which it refers.
For example, Shalom landed on the ground with a thud.
What is onomatopoeia?
The main character in a narrative.
What is the protagonist?
A type of writing in which lines rhyme and similes and metaphors are used quite a bit.
What is a poem?
Omni such as omnipresent
What is everywhere?
The repetition of the first sound of a word in consecutive words. For example, Moshe Barda merrily made a mess.
What is alliteration?
The part of the plot when the conflict reaches its most intense point.
What is the climax?
The person who tries to stop the main character from realizing his objective.
What is the antagonist?
A poem that does not rhyme.
What is free verse?
Mal as in malevolent
What is bad?
What is a simile?
The part of the plot when the character encounters a difficulty or some kind of conflict.
What is the rising action?
A character who undergoes a change during the narrative.
What is a dynamic character?
A poem that praises something
What is an ode?
Phil as in anglophile
What is love?
A comparison involving two dissimilar objects using being words. For example, Chaim Z. is truly a chatterbox.
What is a metaphor?
The part of the plot when everything is resolved.
What is the resolution?
A character who remains the same throughout a narrative.
What is a static character?
A poem that consists of three lines of 5/7/5 syllables.
What is a haiku?
How many times Wechsler has cursed in class.
A person who feels no remorse?
What is I cannot count that high?
What is a psychopath?
An exaggeration. For example, Steinberg drew a billion things in class one day.
What is hyperbole?
The part of the plot when all the loose strings are tied up.
What is the falling action?
A character who is completely developed.
What is a round character?
A poem about a dead person
What is an elegy?
The central claim of your essay.
What is a thesis statement?