Literary Devices
The overall message of a story.
What is "Theme?"
When citing a piece of properly cited textual evidence, what grammatical symbol must be around your cited evidence?
What are, "QUOTATION MARKS?"
What is a noun?
What is a person, place, thing or idea.
What does the word, "ENCROACH," mean?
(Example: The angry cat encroached on the meddling mouse.)
What is to gradually intrude upon or invade?
What is, "The Emotional Atmosphere of a work of literature, as evoked by setting, imagery, word choice, style or tone?"
What is MOOD?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words (i.e. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.)
What is "Alliteration?"
There are four different types of sentences. What are they, and what do they mean?
What are...
1.) Declarative: Makes a simple statement, ends with a period.
2.) Interrogative: A sentence that acts as a question and ends with a question mark.
3.) Imperative: This is a command. It will usually end in a period.
4.) Exclamatory: This is an exciting phrase! Used to show excitement with an exclamation point!
The following is an example of which part of speech?
"Wow!"
What is an interjection?
What does "SURREPTITIOUSLY" mean?
(Example: The student surreptitiously went on their phone, thinking the teacher wouldn't notice them.)
What is, "to be done stealthily or by secret means."
What is, "Imagery?"
What is, "Refers to writing that invokes the reader's senses with descriptive word choice to create a more vivid and realistic recreation of the scene."
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
What is an, "Onomatopoeia?"
Name the Grammatical Errors Within This Sentence:
"what gives" exclaimed Suzy, I don't understand the question!"
What are...
1.) The "W" in "What" must be capitalized: it's the beginning of a sentence/statement.
2.) A comma must go before the quotation marks after "What gives," as this indicates a SPEAKER TAG is being used.
3.) Quotation Marks are needed before "I don't understand..."
What are the common conjunctions we should know? Your FANBOYs?
What are...
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
What does "Fathom," mean?
(Example: I can't even begin to fathom why she threw that iced mocha latte on you!)
What is, "To Comprehend, To Understand?"
What is, "a recurring element in a story that holds some symbolic or conceptual meaning?"
What is a MOTIF?
The technique of hinting at future events in a story using subtle parallels, usually to generate more suspense or engage the reader’s curiosity.
What is, "Foreshadowing?"
In MLA Writing, how must you cite a direct quote within the piece?
What is parenthesis, author's last name, page/line number, end parenthesis.
Give me three examples of PREPOSITIONS/PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.
What are...
1.) Above
2.) Below
3.) Underneath
What does, "Laud," mean?
(Example: We tend to laud students who are demonstrating good behaviors.)
What is, "To Praise?"
What are the groups of lines in a poem called?
What is a "STANZA?"
When making a comparison, you can compare using the words "Like" and "As." You can also compare two things WITHOUT using these words!
What are the names of these two literary devices? Which one compares using "Like" or "As," and which does not?
What is a, "SIMILE" and a "METAPHOR."
What is a semicolon?
What are the 8 parts of speech?
What are...
1.) Nouns
2.) Pronouns
3.) Adjectives
4.) Adverbs
5.) Verbs
6.) Conjunctions
7.) Interjections
8.) Prepositions
What does, "Edict," mean?
(Example: Those who ignore those edicts and survive to tell the tale are praised as heroes for surviving.)
What is, "An Official Rule or Proclamation?"
What are objects, characters, actions, or other recurring elements in a story take on another, more profound meaning and/or represent an abstract concept.
What is, "SYMBOLISM?"