Metaphors, Similes, and Alliteration
Since the day he was born, he has been the light of my life.
What is a metaphor?
This mode of persuasion appeals to the audience by emphasizing the speaker's credibility and authority.
What is ethos?
"The wind howled at night."
What is personification?
A person or animal found in stories.
What are the characters?
This author is most famous for "Fahrenheit 451," but also wrote "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh."
Who is Ray Bradbury?
Fe, fi, fo, fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman.
What is alliteration?
This mode of persuasion is designed to inspire emotions from readers.
What is pathos?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
This literary element is when and where the story takes place.
The opening setting in this short story is a castle in Laughing Valley on the border of the Forest of Burzee.
What is "The Kidnapping of Santa Claus?"
After staying up most of the night preparing for the party this weekend, I slept like a log once I finally crawled into bed.
What is a simile?
This mode of persuasion appeals to the audience's logic or reason.
What is logos?
Baa, bow-wow, and meow
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the main character of a story, usually (but not always) a hero.
What is the protagonist?
"Where The Mountain Meets the Moon" falls into this genre of children's novels.
What is fantasy-adventure?
Like sand through an hour glass, so are the Days of Our Lives.
What is a simile?
Political ads often use this literary device to enhance their credibility.
What is ethos?
The stars winked in the night sky.
What is personification?
The sequence of events that takes the main character on a journey.
What is the plot?
This is the divine antagonist in "The Odyssey."
Who is Poseidon?
Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape...
What is a metaphor?
Songwriters often use this literary device when writing musical lyrics.
What is pathos?
“The day after Jem’s 12th birthday, his money was burning up in his pocket.”
What is a hyperbole?
A character or group of characters who opposes the main character in a story.
What is the antagonist?
This 1953 dystopian novel presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found.
What is "Fahrenheit 451?"