Literary Devices
What is Imagery?
This device is used to provide sensory descriptions to the reader.
This is the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence.
What is an inference/making an inference?
This is the most important element of your essay. Nothing else will be clear if you don't have this.
What is thesis?
When the text presents vocabulary that the reader does not recognize, the reader should...
"What is searching the definition in a dictionary?"
Revise this sentence:
Demon Slayer, an anime show on Netflix.
What is -
Demon Slayer is an anime show on Netflix.
What is tone?
When the author is trying to explain something to the reader, this is the purpose.
This section of the essay reminds the reader about what the essay focused on, repeating the thesis statement as well as other information.
What is the conclusion?
"When a multiple choice question refers to a specific sentence or stanza, the first thing you should do is..."
What is referring to the text?
Revise this sentence:
I would have borrowed Janes book, but hers was an older version.
What is -
I would have borrowed Jane's book, but hers was an older version.
This is used as a representation of an abstract idea, and can often be an item, a place, a time, or even a person.
When the author includes emotional details, facts and numbers, or personal examples to prove a point, this is the purpose.
What is to persuade?
An essay is weak if it does not have several of these that use the reading passage to prove the thesis statement.
What are pieces of text evidence? / What is text evidence?
This is when you determine the best answer by identifying the wrong answers first
Process of elimination
Identify what is wrong with this sentence:
That time of wonder and amazement.
What is -
A sentence fragment/ this sentence is not complete
Identify the device used in this sentence:
"You are my sunshine. You are my moon and sky. You are also a huge pain in the neck."
What is metaphor?
This is the central, most important point of the text. It states the purpose and sets the direction of the passage.
What is main idea?
This follows the evidence, explaining its deeper meaning and how it proves the author's thesis statement.
What is analysis?
This is something you should do when completing multiple-choice questions in order to have a complete understanding of what the question is asking you
What is reading the entire question and answer choices?
Revise this sentence.
It's easy to snap a photo, upload it to Instagram, and a quick description is typed out of where they are and what they’re doing.
What is ;
It’s easy to snap a photo, upload it to Instagram, and type out a quick description of where they are and what they’re doing.
This device has a significant effect on the style of writing or clarity a writer has in their work.
It relies heavily on the words the author uses or how they express something.
What is diction?
These are hints that are found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that you can use to understand the meanings of words you don’t know.
This is vital to understanding the text.
What are context clues? / What is context?
Normally conjoined with evidence, this element provides information that helps the reader understand what the writer is trying to say.
What is context
What is the biggest mistake people make when completing exams?
What is rushing through it?
Identify what is wrong with this sentence:
Stephanie worked all week she still partied on Fridays.
What is -
a run-on sentence? The sentence has no punctuation?