POETIC DEVICES I
"This classroom is a zoo"
Metaphor
Who wrote Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus?
Mary Shelley
What corner, left or right, does an MLA header go?
RIGHT
Knife is to slice, as spoon is to...
fork stab stir cereal
stir
"Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south".
Hyperbole
"This classroom is like a bunch of Tasmanian devils who did crack".
Simile
Name one thing EAP wrote that we read in class.
"The Raven"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
What is another name for an in-text citation?
Parenthetical
Proud is to brag as despairing is to...
weep sing exult depress
weep
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”
Metaphor
This class can comprehend caustic clauses. (not)
Alliteration
He wrote "The Parable"
hint: "It's a Bug's Life"
Franz Kafka
List an MLA heading in order:
1. Your name 2. Your name
3. Subject (Hon. Eng 10)
4. The date
Thesaurus is to synonyms as dictionary is to...
words reference definitions book
definitions
Name 2
She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place.
Imagery & some Alliteration
This class ripped into the materiel, crackling with electrified curiosity.
Onomatopoeia
(I'll accept Alliteration)
He wrote "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
Robert Louis Stevenson
What two items does a parenthetical citation contain?
Last name of author
page number (no punctuation)
Psychology is to mind as
think is to cerebral cortex methodology is to study
anatomy is to body Latin is to rigor mortis
anatomy is to body
"The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars"
Accept: Hyperbole
Personification
There was silence all around; the empty classroom was in a coma.
Personification
His "Castle of Otranto" was the first Gothic Novel.
Horace Walpole
What type of indent does the Works Cited page prefer?
Hanging
aka second line indent
Dove is to peace as Mr. Jasmin is to
Hope World Domination
Brunch Cool walks in the rain
Create your own for double points
"O Captain, My Captain is this
Extended Mataphor