Literary Devices
What is alliteration?
The repetition of usually beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (as wild and woolly, threatening throngs).
What is character?
a person/animal who takes part in the action of a literary work
What is fiction?
literature that is about imaginary characters and events, fake
What is first person point of view?
When the narrator is in the story, pronouns such as I and we are used
What are sensory details?
the use of senses to describe something
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that describe sounds such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What are two types of conflict?
Internal conflict and external conflict
What is a narrative?
A story
What is third person point of view?
The narrator is telling about someone else and not him or herself
What is imagery?
a word/phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses; used to help readers imagine the ideas.
What is rhyme?
Sounds at the ends of words are the same
What is flashback?
an interruption in fiction that relates an event from an earlier time
What is an argument?
a statement for or against an issue
What are the elements in plot?
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
Write an example of simile.
Whatever you write, it needs to be a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is alliteration?
Words having the same beginning constant sounds
What is foreshadowing?
the use of clues that suggest bad events that have yet to happen
What is nonfiction?
writing that presents and explains real people, places, or events, not fake or real life
What is theme?
a central message
What is a play?
fiction written to be performed by actors and actresses
What is figurative language?
Writing that is not meant to be taken literally. It has a different meaning.
Write an example of symbolism.
Whatever example you give it needs to one thing representing something else:
America and the bald eagle or stars and stripes (flag)
Write an example of a myth.
a fictional story using gods and goddesses
What is climax?
most exciting moment of the story; turning point
Write an example of a metaphor.
Whatever you write, it needs to be comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as.