Literary Devices
This device compares two different things specifically using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This is the person or voice telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
This is the correct form of there/their/they're to complete this sentence: "I love France! I hope I am able to travel ______ in the future."
What is there?
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," this is the specific place where the narrator hides the old man's body.
What is under the floorboards?
In Lois Lowry's novel The Giver, this is the very first, joyful memory that the Giver transmits to Jonas.
What is a ride on a sled?
This device compares two things without using "like" or "as," stating that one thing is another.
What is a metaphor?
This is the term for the main character, usually the "hero," in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
This spelling of "to/too/two" is used correctly in the sentence: "I ate way ______ much food at dinner."
What is too?
In the play A Raisin in the Sun, this is the dream job Beneatha wants to have.
What is a doctor?
This historic figure discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in January 1848, accidentally triggering the California Gold Rush.
Who is James W. Marshall?
"I’ve told you a million times!" is an example of this extreme, non-literal exaggeration. What kind of literary device is this?
What is a hyperbole?
The turning point of a story where the action and tension reach their highest point.
What is the climax?
While editing focuses on correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation, this writing stage involves rewriting, rearranging, and strengthening your core ideas and story structure.
What is revising?
He is the vengeful, wine-loving narrator and protagonist of Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."
Who is Montresor?
This is the part of the brain that Phineas Gage injured when the tamping iron went through his head.
What is the frontal lobe?
This is a brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.
What is an allusion?
"Vintage" has this type of emotional feeling associated with it compared to "decrepit" or "old."
What is a positive connotation?
This is an original, first-hand document or artifact created during the time period under study—such as a diary, photograph, or speech.
What is a primary source?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," this unfortunate, costume-wearing character is lured into the catacombs and chained to a wall.
Who is Fortunato?
The Greek root aster- (found in words like asteroid or astronomy) means this.
What is star?
While "tone" is the author's attitude, this term describes the overall atmosphere, feeling, or emotional vibe that a text creates for the reader.
What is mood?
This is the underlying moral, lesson, or message that an author wants you to take away from a story.
What is theme?
This type of source is trustworthy and reliable because it is written by experts and backed up by research-based evidence.
What is a credible source?
This passage from Donald Barthelme's short story "The School" displays this specific type of author's tone: "And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don't know why they died, they just died..."
What is a negative tone?
If Jonas's community in The Giver is a "dystopia" (a dysfunctional, oppressive society), this is the term for their intended, perfect, and pain-free society.
What is a utopia?