Literary Devices
Giving human attributes to a non-human thing.
What is personification?
This includes your position and two reasons.
What is a thesis?
This is a paragraph in a poem.
What is a stanza?
This is another word for a main or independent clause; it can stand on its own.
What is a simple sentence/complete sentence?
Use this strategy when you are having difficulty composing a thesis statement.
What are the five steps to the THESIS?
This is an indirect or passing reference to history or literature.
What is allusion?
This is, typically, the first sentence of every body paragraph, and it, basically, tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph is going to be about.
What is a topic sentence?
The strategy used in order to break down the poem and analyze it.
What is TPCASTT?
This clause contains a subject and a verb, yet it cannot stand on its own because it, usually, begins with a subordinating conjunction (OAWB).
What is a dependent clause?
Before reading, making inferences and connotations about this part of a story or poem will give the reader clues about its main idea or theme.
What is read the title?
This figure of speech compares one thing to another, and it uses the words "like" or "as" in its comparisons.
What is a simile?
This statement expresses the opposition's opinion and demonstrates your full understanding of the issue at hand.
What is the counter argument?
This type of language allows the reader to imagine the action with their five senses.
What is sensory language/imagery?
This sentence contains two independent clauses joined together by a comma plus a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or a semicolon.
What is a compound sentence?
Using this 2-sided graphic organizer helps when brainstorming ideas for your essay.
What is a t-chart?
This expresses the author's/speaker's attitude towards the subject they are focusing on.
What is tone?
Using these words or phrases before moving onto another topic or paragraph makes for smoother shifting between ideas.
What are transitions?
This is the pattern in which the sound of end words of each line sound the same.
What is rhyme scheme?
This sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
When working on cross-over questions, this strategy is useful to compare answers for each story.
What is a t-chart?
This is the moral of the story; it expresses universal human life lessons.
That is theme?
This is the last sentence of your essay. It tells the reader what they must do if they agree with your position.
What is the call to action?
The type of language a poet uses; it requires analysis to discover its hidden meaning.
What is poetic/figurative language?
This sentence contains at least one dependent clause and two independent clauses.
You use this strategy when you have a question that asks you to read from a BOX.
What is matching?