Literary Devices
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
One of the main characters of the story. He adopted Bailey when he was a kid.
Who is Ethan?
The Beginning of the story. Characters, setting, and the main conflict are typically introduced.
What is exposition?
He was a Chilean poet and politician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. He wrote "Ode to My Socks"
Who is Pablo Neruda?
American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
The use of descriptive language to appeal to the senses.
What is Imagery?
He was a weird kid who enjoyed torturing animals. He set Ethan's house on fire.
The sequence of events that make up a story.
What is plot?
He was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Academic writing where you use logic and arguments to convince readers of your point of view, using solid evidence.
What is a persuasive essay?
A literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound.
What is alliteration?
American author, columnist, and humorist. He is most famous for his novel A Dog's Purpose, which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Who is W. Bruce Cameron?
The action that follows the climax.
What is falling action?
She is considered one of the most important American poets. She wrote "Hope" is the thing with feathers–
Who was Emily Dickinson?
One or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.
What is parallelism?
A literary device that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
(Main) Michigan, 1960.
What is the main setting of the story?
A short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
What is "The Gift of the Magi"?
Poem that describes the dilemma of a person standing at a road with diversion. Written by Robert Frost.
What is "The Road Not Taken"?
Persuasive technique that tries to convince an audience through emotions.
What is Pathos?
A word that describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken. Ex: Boom! Pow!
What is Onomatopoeia?
She was a German Shepherd that worked in the K-9 Unit.
Who was Ellie?
When a character struggles with something within themselves.
What is internal conflict?
American poet, called the father of free verse. He wrote the poem "O Me! O Life!".
Who is Walt Whitman?
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
What is rhetoric?