Definitions of literary devices
Which literary device is an exaggeration for effect?
hyperbole
The green light is an example of which literary device?
symbol
What goes between paragraphs to help smooth the flow of ideas?
transitions
Which character fights for their dream job and wins?
Maya Angelou
What punctuation mark is used with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, or, but, yet, so) to join two sentences?
A comma
Emotional word choice for a specific effect is known as what?
Connotation
Abigail trying to kill Elizabeth with witchcraft before accusing Elizabeth is an example of what lit. term?
Foreshadowing
Direct quotes need to be followed by what?
citation
What do eyes symbolize in The Great Gatsby?
truth/knowledge
Book title should be capitalized in addition to what other formatting element?
Italics
Which type of irony involves a character making a mistake due to lack of information?
dramatic
What type of narrator is Nick?
1st person
What is the last sentence of your introduction?
Which character realizes that their haste in believing accusations and rumors has led to people's death?
Reverend Hale
What can be used in place of a period to join two sentences?
a semicolon
Which literary device combines contrasting ideas?
Oxymoron
"corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous garden." What literary device is shown through the bolded parts of the quote?
Alliteration
What is the goal of a conclusion?
To highlight significance
What event inspired The Crucible (not the witch trials).
The Red Scare
apostrophe
Which literary device uses a part to represent a whole? (Ex: boots on the ground to represent soldiers or the white house representing the government)
synecdoche
"Nothing more could happen, for in Stamps nothing happened. Into this cocoon I crept." is an example of Maya using which literary device?
Metaphor
Which word should your thesis not include?
because
What was the final tone of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
hope
What is included in an in-text citation in addition to the author's last name?
Page number