rhetorical devices
giving human traits to a nonhuman thing
personification
Comparing two things using like or as.
simile
a person, place, or thing
noun
when and where a story takes place
setting
What is Eleven’s real name (first and last) in Stranger Things?
Jane Ives
a word that imitates sound
onomatopoeia
A comparison between two unlike things (not using like or as).
metaphor
an action word
verb
the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life or overall message of the story
theme
which one has been around longer- sharks or trees?
SHARKS!
trees have been around for 350 million years, while sharks have been around for 400 million years!
An extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
Repeating the same beginning constant in a series of words .
alliteration
a 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter, where each line typically contains ten syllables in an unstressed-stressed rhythmic pattern
sonnet
The authors attitude toward the subject
tone
how many different insects are in the united states?
91,000
a phrase that doesn't mean exactly what it says
idiom
What irony is when the opposite of what you expect happens.
Situational Irony
french verse form consisting of five three line stanzas and a final quatrain
villanelle
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t.
dramatic irony
true or false: flamingos bend their legs at the knee
false: they bend their legs at the ankle
a reference to something
allusion
What irony is when you say one thing but mean another.
verbal irony
Uses a given fact,or set of facts to deduce other facts.
Deductive reasoning
sequence of events that make up the story
plot
what is Scotland's national animal?
hint: (technically not a real animal)
unicorn