Literary Devices
Comparing 2 unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Ex: I ran as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
The 2 things you should do when writing a sentence (at the beginning and the end)
What is capitalize the first word and use an ending punctuation?
The 5 elements of plot.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
The "paragraphs" in a poem.
What are stanzas?
Language that appeals to all 5 senses (sight, smell, hear, touch, taste)
What is imagery?
The repetition of the beginning letter or sound in a word.
Ex: Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
Which sentence has correct punctuation and capitalization?
A. On saturday we visited the houston zoo.
B. On Saturday, we visited the Houston zoo.
C. On Saturday, we visited the Houston Zoo.
D. On saturday, we visited the Houston Zoo.
What is C?
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
What is theme?
What is the importance of stage directions in a drama/play?
To help the reader visualize the story by giving additional details.
The feelings an author has about the story.
What is tone?
Ex: The flowers danced in the wind.
What is personification?
Which sentence is the most clear and effective revision?
I ran very fast to quickly get to the bus stop on time.
A. I ran fast to get to the bus stop on time.
B. I ran very fast quickly to the bus stop.
C. I ran to the bus stop very fast and quickly on time.
D. I quickly ran very fast to get to the bus stop.
What is A?
The 4 types of conflict.
What is character vs. self, character vs. character, character vs. nature, and character vs. society?
The feeling or emotion a poem create in the reader.
What is mood?
What does RACE stand for?
R- restate the question
A- Answer the question
C- cite text evidence
E- explain text evidence
When the author gives a hint about an event that will take place later in the book/story.
What is foreshadowing?
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. My friend and me went to the library after school.
B. My friend and I went to the library after school.
C. Me and my friend went to the library after school.
D. I and my friend went to the library after school.
What is B?
The part of the story where the conflict is introduced and is developed.
What is the rising action?
A major division in a play is called this.
What is act?
Mrs. Shirdon's husband's name.
Who is Nick?
When the opposite of what you expect to happen actually happens, or when someone says the opposite of what they really mean.
What is irony?
Which is the best way to combine the sentences?
The storm was strong. The power went out.
A. The storm was strong, and the power went out.
B. The storm was strong, so the power went out.
C. The storm was strong but the power went out.
D. The storm was strong. So the power went out.
What is B?
Why is it important to know how the setting of the story effects the plot/events in the story?
The setting of a story (where and when it takes place) effects the plot by influencing what events can happen, how characters respond, and what conflicts arise.
When something stands for a deeper meaning, it is called this.
What is symbolism?
The name of Mrs. Shirdon's dog.
Who is Juno?