Literary Devices
A figure of speech that uses “like” or “as.”
What is Simile?
Comes after the climax and shows how things work out.
What is Resolution?
A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
What is a Stanza?
Repeated words or phrases for effect.
What is repetition?
A conversation between characters.
What is Dialogue?
The reason an author writes something (to inform, persuade, etc.).
What is Purpose?
The author of the Jaunt
Who is Stephen King?
The main message, lesson, or big idea in a story.
What is Theme?
Informal language often used in speech, like "cool" or "gonna."
What is Slang?
A huge exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
What is Hyperbole?
The most intense or exciting part of a story.
What is Climax?
Sounds like the word it describes.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Language that is not literal—includes similes, metaphors, etc.
What is Figurative Language?
Told using “I” or “me.”
The emotion or attitude the author shows in their writing.
What is Tone?
The author of a Monster Calls.
Who is Patrick Ness?
Who a person is, including their personality, values, beliefs, experiences, and how they see themselves.
What is Identity?
Writing that imitates and exaggerates something for fun or mockery.
What is Parody?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is Personification?
A surprising event that changes the story’s direction.
What is Plot Twist?
A dramatic story with a sad or serious ending.
What is a Tragedy?
Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses.
What is Sense Imagery?
Told from the outside, using “he,” “she,” or “they.”
What is Third Person?
The feeling or atmosphere the reader gets.
What is Mood?
The author of Frankenstein.
Who is Mary Shelley?
A true story about a specific time or experience in someone’s life, written by that person.
A sentence missing a subject or verb, often a mistake.
What is a Sentence Fragment?
When an author includes hints or clues to suggest what might happen later.
The beginning of a story where the conflict is introduced.
What is Inciting Incident?
A story with a moral and usually animals as characters.
What is a Fable?
An implied comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as.”
What is Metaphor?
Language used for fun or mockery that may not mean what it says.
What is Sarcasm?
How ideas are arranged in time.
What is Chronological Order?
The director of the Truman Show.
Who is Peter Weir?
A clear sentence that tells the main point or argument of an essay.
What is a Thesis Statement?
A literary form that uses humour, irony, or exaggeration to criticize something.
What is Satire?
The TYPE of irony where the audience knows something that characters do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
This term describes the reason a character behaves a certain way.
What is Motivation?
Instructions in a play for actors (not spoken aloud).
What are Stage Directions?
A word or object that stands for something bigger.
What is Symbolism?
What a character is thinking but not saying out loud.
What are Internal Thoughts?
A structure that explains why something happened and what was the result.
What is Cause and Effect?
The director of Edward Scissorhands.
How a piece of writing is organized.
What is Text Structure?
The use of two opposing or inconsistent ideas in one work.
What is Contradiction?