Literary Devices
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Who wrote Othello?
William Shakespeare
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
Define 'incognito'
to keep one's identity concealed
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
John F. Kennedy
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison. (not using like or as)
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is a verb?
A word that expresses action.
Define "metamorphosis"
change of physical form, structure, or substance.
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either try to run from it, or learn from it" (Movie)
Rafiki (Lion King)
Giving human-like traits to non-human objects/things.
Who wrote famous works such as The Raven, Annabel Lee, and A Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allen Poe
What is the purpose of a adverb/adjective?
Describes the main verb/noun
Define 'infrastructure'
the underlying framework or basic foundation
"The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem" (Movie)
Extreme exaggeration.
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
Nathanial Hawthorne
What is this an example of? "Yes, I will be respectfully quiet when asked to by Ms. Brown," answered Blake.
Dialogue
Define 'homogenous'
of the same or similar kind of nature.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of there skin, but by the content of their character"
Martin Luther King Jr.
bang, clash, bam, boom, etc.
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
I will first write my name, under which will be my teacher's name, then my class name, and then the date. This will be on the top left of my paper. Each page will have my last name and the page number. The end of the paper will have a works cited page.
MLA Format.
Define 'soliloquy'
the act of talking to oneself
"I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways it will not work" - (lightbulb)
Thomas Edison