Literary Techniques
This literary technique uses words like “buzz,” “hiss,” and “clang” to imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
This part of an essay grabs the reader’s attention and introduces the topic.
What is the introduction?
This figurative language creates vivid images by appealing to the five senses.
What is Imagery?
This part of speech describes an action, state, or occurrence.
What is a verb?
This is the “paragraph” of a poem, made up of grouped lines.
What is a Stanza?
This literary technique gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
What is personification?
This sentence states the main idea or argument of the essay.
What is the thesis statement?
This compares two unlike things by saying one is the other, without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
This is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds, like in “Peter Piper picked.”
What is alliteration?
This technique compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
These paragraphs provide evidence and explanations to support the thesis.
What are body paragraphs?
This type of clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
This is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is rhythm?
This is an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art.
What is an allusion?
This sentence connects ideas between paragraphs and ensures the essay flows smoothly.
What is a transition sentence?
This part of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
This is the emotional atmosphere created by a poem.
What is mood?
This technique describes extreme exaggeration for dramatic or humorous effect.
What is hyperbole?
This part of the essay restates the thesis, summarizes key points, and leaves the reader with a final thought.
What is the conclusion?
This is a word that connects phrases, clauses, or sentences, such as "and" or "but."
What is a conjunction?
This is a type of poem that has 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme, often about love.
What is a sonnet?