Literary Devices
What is it called when the author gives a hint about what will happen later in the story?
What is foreshadowing?
What is not a good way to write a Narrative hook?
What is "With a Question?"
In the sentence “The roar of the fans began to abate,” what does abate mean?
What is to lessen?
In the word forecast, what does the prefix fore- mean?
What is before?
What is the theme of Once Upon a Time?
What is irrational fear and prejudice that imprison everyone?
"Homes are happy at the holidays" is an example of which sound device?
What is alliteration?
What is the best replacement for the word significant in the sentence: “The 2016 World Cup was a significant moment”?
What is pivotal?
What does homage mean in “Mark paid homage to his grandmother”?
What is to show respect?
In the word misjudge, what does mis- mean?
What is wrong?
What is the theme of The Vietnam Wall?
What is it has a powerful emotional effect on visitors?
“The snow was a blanket over the lawn” is what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
Which sentence is the most vivid and precise?
The man walked down the street.
The elderly gentleman shuffled along the sidewalk.
The woman was walking.
He strolled on the road.
The elderly gentleman shuffled along the sidewalk.
What does doted mean in “His grandfather doted on him”?
What is to show a lot of attention?
What does the suffix -ence indicate in experience or patience?
What is the quality or state of?
In Unusual Normality, what is the author’s purpose?
What is to show how being a child soldier influenced his views on glamorized violence?
Which literary device is being used: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”?
What is hyperbole?
Which sentence is the best revision of “The thing that was on the table fell”?
What is “The crystal vase fell from the table”?
What does bust mean in “The boom was a bust for the miners”?
What is a complete failure?
What does the prefix semi mean in semicircle or semifinal?
What is partly?
What does the speaker mean when he says “I have walked into a grave” in The Vietnam Wall?
What is a memorial for the dead?
"The sky was full of dancing stars" uses which literary device?
What is personification?
Which sentence provides the most specific supporting detail?
The food was amazing.
The singer had a beautiful voice.
The perfectly grilled salmon was glazed with honey and herbs.
The meal was delicious.
The perfectly grilled salmon was glazed with honey and herbs.
What does poring mean in “I spent the afternoon poring over advertisements”?
What is to read or study carefully?
What does ultramodern mean based on the prefix ultra?
What is the newest model or version?
What is a more positive connotation of the word weird as used in Unusual Normality?
What is remarkable?