Literary Devices
A comparison made using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Yearning
A state of desire towards something or someone that is very strong and persistent.
English get its alphabet from this dead language
Latin
"Not all those who wander are lost."
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
During a garden party, a girl follows a rabbit down a hole and arrives into a magical world.
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Words that imitate sounds
What is an onomatopoeia?
Cavalry
A regiment of soldiers who fight on horseback
The most sold book in the world
The Bible
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
William Shakespeare, The Tempest
A young man remains youthful and beautiful while a painting of him grows older and more hideous.
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
The literary device used in the phrase "humble brag"
oxymoron
Zenith
The highest point of something called?
Invented the first known writing system
The Sumerians in Mesopotamia
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Guy commits a random murder without any regret, then mentally deteriorates.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
Allusion
Quixotic
very unrealistic and impractical; exceedingly foolish
The largest book in the world (according to the Guinness Book of World Records)
"This the Prophet Mohamed" (peace be upon him)
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.”
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
The story of an orphan that grows up to become a governess, falls in love with a man she deems ugly, then discovers his disturbing secret.
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
The use of informal dialogue, often used to create realism or convey regional differences, is an example of...
colloquialism
Officious
a word to describe asserting authority or offering help in an intrusive or domineering matter
The name of the smallest alphabet in the world
The Rotokas alphabet (12 letters)
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas, Do not go gentle into that good night
A young, successful man gets imprisoned on false charges, then escapes prison and gets revenge on his wrongdoers.
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo