Literary Devices
A dramatic exaggeration or overstatement, either for comic effect or to express heightened emotion:
Hyperbole
Rhetoric is the art of _________.
Persuasion
Which of the following CAN be a theme?
A. Christian learned to turn the other cheek.
B. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
C. The story said Christian went on an adventure.
D. True love is sometimes only found from sacrificing what is most important.
D
What does this word mean as it is used in this sentence?
Her whole self exudes absolute joy. Everyone around her can feel it.
A. to display an emotion strongly
B. to put off a strong smell
C. to share with others
D. to put an end to or annihilate something
A
True or false?
An independent clause CAN stand as its own sentence, while a dependent clause CANNOT stand as its own sentence.
True
A figure of speech used to draw a comparison between two subjects over several lines or passages, not just in one line is
An extended metaphor
This mode of persuasion deals with providing logic to support an argument (facts, statistics, data, graphs, etc.)
Logos
What is the difference between a theme and a motif?
A theme is a complete sentence/statement about life; a motif is a one-word subject, topic, or object.
The festival was bright and colorful, but Danny's clothes were PALLID and lacked vibrancy.
What is the definition of PALLID?
unaware
hostile
dull
direct
Dull
Which of the following is an example of a COMPOUND sentence?
A. If you like danger, you will like this movie.
B. I finally have my own closet, but I never clean it.
C. I like music that is original, catchy, and fun.
B
"Pretty ugly" is an example of a....?
Oxymoron
What are the three parts of the rhetorical triangle (or the rhetorical situation?)
Speaker, subject, audience
The ________ is the main character in the story. The action of the story revolves around the _______ and the conflict he or she faces.
Protagonist
I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows
What does "meandered" mean, based on context clues?
A. Hurried
B. Ran
C. Wandered
D. Jogged
C.
I feel well-prepared for my EOC, because I have worked hard in class.
Because the independent clause comes first, this sentence does not need a comma after EOC.
They “let Santa go” at the end of the year because of budget cuts. The previous sentence is an example of a(n)
Euphemism
A teenager tries to convince his parents to buy him a new car by saying if they cared about their child's safety they'd upgrade him. (Ethos, pathos, or logos?)
Pathos
What is the difference between a static and dynamic character?
A static character does not change. A dynamic character does change.
The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming. Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.
What does "embalming" mean?
A. making pyramids
B. keeping the dead from rotting/decomposing
C. keeping things alive
B.
The student came well prepared for the exam ;He had studied all week long.
What TWO things are wrong with the above sentence?
The semi-colon should be attached to "exam." The word "he" should not be capitalized.
Corrected: The student came well prepared for the exam; he had studied all week long.
The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
Dialect
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results. (Ethos, pathos, or logos?)
Ethos
If an author uses actions and dialogue to develop a character rather than describing the character specifically, what type of characterization would that be?
Indirect characterization
“There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.” Which word in this quoted sentence indicates the couple’s poverty?
nothing
flop
shabby
howl
Shabby
What is the best way to punctuate this sentence?
A. I did not study for the exam; so I am a bit nervous.
C. Compound sentence with a comma and FANBOYS