Literary Devices
the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
what is alliteration?
The author gives an animal, object or idea, human qualities
What is personification ?
I got a dog cat and a horse for my birthday.
What is a comma ?
Which answer would be the best match to the following definition: "A brief discussion of a limited topic. Can be serious. Its purpose is to argue or explain. An informal version can be personal, and may include some elements of humor."
A. Novel B. Essay C. Novella D. Short Story
What is B) Essay?
is when the problem in the story is finally solved
what is resolution?
a warning or indication of future events
What is foreshadowing?
A type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words
What is Idiom ?
It's not your fault, said Pat.
What is quotation marks ?
Which of the following would be the best match to this description: "A brief work of fiction with imaginary characters and events. Often there is a single character or a limited number of characters. The plot may center on one event."
A. Novella B. Novel C. Short Story D. Essay
What is C) short story?
a way an author uses words or style to create meaning, for example figurative language or tone
What is literary device?
An indirect word or expression substituted for one that is considered to be too harsh or blunt
what is a euphemism?
An expression, idea, or action that has been overused to the point of seeming worn out, stale, ineffective, or meaningless
What is Cliche ?
What is the third planet from the sun
What is a question mark ?
What is the meaning of this idiom:
"Beat around the bush."
what is talking about unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important
the error in "Because Alyssa turned off the curling iron."
a.no error b.sentence fragment c.run-on d.capitalization
what is B) sentence fragment?
A figure of speech where two contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
what is an oxymoron
A word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word
Eg; Saying gosh instead of God
What is Euphemism ?
last night, i took a long warm bath
What is capitalization and period ?
Choose the best answer for the following definition: An __________ is a short story about an event or incident.
A) Anecdote B) Description C) Fact D) Example
What is A) Anecdote?
Fill in the blank "The boys ___ decided to take a lunch and go fishing."
A) comma B) hyphen C) apostrophe D) no punctuation
a humorous verse of three long and two short lines rhyming AABBA
what is a limerick?
The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
oh my goodness what happened to my beloved home
What is capitalization, comma/exclamation mark, and question mark ?
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
What is a fable?
a recurring element, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail that appears in a literary work
what is a motif?