Literary Devices
Repeating words or phrases for effect
Repetition
The ability to read and write is called... (Starts with an L...)
Literacy
English playwright and poet who wrote Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
When a writer gives an object human-like qualities (starts with a P...)
Personification
A, E, I, O, U, (and sometimes Y) are known as...
Vowels
When words have the same sound at the end. Common in poetry
Rhyme
an author's opinion on or view of a topic
Point of view OR perspective
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
An exaggeration for dramatic effect
Hyperbole
A comparison using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
Hints or clues about what might happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The feelings or ideas associated with a word, beyond its dictionary meaning
Connotation
Which country has banned the most books? (India, China, US)
India
A word that sounds like the thing it is describing (ex: "click")
Onomatopoeia
Media designed to promote a certain political cause. Often misleading or sensational.
Propaganda
Language that helps you imagine what something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels like.
Imagery
Theme is...
underlying message of a piece of writing
What is the best selling book of all time?
The Bible
A comparison made when you describe one thing as being another. (ex: "this room IS a prison.")
A word that describes a noun or pronoun. (It is one of the core parts of speech)
Adjective
Saying or doing one thing while meaning the opposite
A word that is the same across two or more languages is called a...(cormorant, cognate, co-morphism).
Cognate
What year was the Tempest written?
1610-1611
A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth. “Less is more”
Paradox
A type of character that is complex and has a realistic personality
Round Character