Literary Devices
What is a device compares two things using "like" or "as"?
What is it called when you read a passage multiple times?
what is Re-reading or 3 reads?
What is the definition of unable?
Can not do
What is the title of the novel we read that is a autobiography?
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave
What is device uses subtle clues, hints, or warnings about an upcoming event?
What is foreshadowing?
What is it called when you make notes in the margins of a passage?
What is annotating?
What is the definition of malignant?
Something dangerous or harmful
What is included in a introduction paragraph?
Hook, background, and thesis/claim
what devices uses the readers or characters sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and/or touch?
What is imagery?
What is the strategy called when you spend about 2 mins per questions instead of 5 mins?
What is pacing?
What is the defintion of ambiguous?
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
What is Ms.Vasquez favorite color?
Pink!
What devices uses character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character?
What is dramatic irony?
What is the strategy called when you break down a passage bit by bit?
What is chunking it down?
Wha is the definition of disparity?
a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair
When is the English MDCAP?
April 29 & 30th (so soon!)
What is the device that uses intentional choice of words and style of expression used by a writer or speaker to convey meaning, set tone, and establish voice?
What is diction?
What strategy is used to get rid of incorrect answers on multiple choice?
What is process of elimination?
what is the definition of audacious?
showing a willingness to take bold risks
what was the purpose of the Harlem Renaissance movement?
redefining African American identity, asserting race pride, and challenging racist stereotypes through literature, music, and art.