Literary Devices
When a heart represents love or a dove represents peace, this literary device is being used.
What is symbolism?
In Restart, this character (first and last name) regains his memory after falling from a roof.
Who is Chase Ambrose?
This paragraph introduces the topic and includes a thesis statement.
What is the introduction?
A sentence containing one independent clause is called this.
What is a simple sentence?
A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
This literary term describes when a person's opinions or feelings make them favor one side over another.
What is bias?
Before his accident, the main character was known throughout the school for being this type of student.
What is a bully?
These paragraphs contain evidence and explanations that support the big idea.
What are body paragraphs?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction is called this.
What is a compound sentence?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
This literary device occurs when an author hints at something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This character (first and last name) is the president of the video club.
Who is Brendan Espinoza?
This final paragraph summarizes the essay without introducing new evidence.
What is the conclusion?
A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause is called this.
What is a complex sentence?
The FANBOYS acronym helps writers remember these.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
This is the point of view from which a story is told.
What is perspective?
This character dumps frozen yogurt on Chase's head.
Who is Shoshana?
This part of a body paragraph introduces the main idea.
What is the topic sentence?
A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause is called this.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The conjunction in this sentence: "I wanted pizza, but my brother wanted tacos."
What is but?
This literary device is a word that imitates a sound, such as buzz, bang, or crash.
What is onomatopoeia?
During the fire extinguisher attack in the band room, Brendan became trapped inside this large brass instrument.
What is the tuba?
"Furthermore," "Additionally," and "Moreover" are examples of these.
What are transition words?
"I finished my homework, and I played outside." is an example of what type of sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
What is nor?