Literary Devices
Short Story Terms
Literary Paragraph
Types of Poems
Potpourri
100
Provide an example of a symbol
What is cross, dove, peace sign...
100
The opposite of poetry
What is prose
100
Identify what is wrong with this sentence: "I believe the theme of the story is love conquers all."
What is informal language (I believe)
100
Poem that has no form
What is free verse
100
Placing events in the order that they happen
What is chronological order
200
The main message of a story
What is theme
200
P.E.E. stands for...
What is Point, Evidence, Explanation
200
There once was a girl from Bombay Who wanted to run and play But school was the place She had to face So she waited until Saturday
What is a limerick
200
An object that represents an idea
What is a symbol
300
The general feeling created in the reader by a piece of writing
What is mood
300
A character that changes within a story
What is dynamic character
300
This sentence states the main purpose of the paragraph
What is topic sentence
300
A narrative poem characterized by swift action and direct narration. Often contains dialogue, repeated lines or phrases (refrains) and four line stanzas
What is ballad
300
The name of Ms. Saprai's dog
What is Bruno
400
A grouped set of lines in a poem, usually physically set off from others by an extra line or space
What is stanza
400
Provide one definition of irony
What is a) When what the opposite of what is meant is said (verbal irony/saracasm) b) When the audience knows something the character doesn't (dramatic irony) c) When the opposite of what is expected happens (situational irony)
400
These words help move from one thought to another.
What is transition words
400
A brief poem which contains the compression and expression of feeling.
What is a lyric poem
400
What is wrong with having a contraction in a literary paragraph?
What is informal writing.
500
The difference between mood and tone
What is mood = general feeling the reader gets Tone = author or speaker's attitude toward the subject
500
Provide an example of situational irony
What is an example when the opposite of what is expected happens.
500
Provide an example of two transition words
What is however, because, although...
500
Create a haiku (30 seconds)
What is 5-7-5
500
Provide an example of personification
What is human qualities to a non human object (example needed)
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