The Literary devices
A comparison using "like" or "as" that is a literary device.
What is a simile?
This word means the ability to control or influence people or things.
What is power?
What do you call a group of lines in a poem?
What is a stanza?
Which part of an essay grabs the reader’s attention and introduces the topic?
What is the hook?
The use of “I,” “we,” or “us” in writing shows this point of view.
What is first person?
A play on words with similar sounds but different meanings is called this.
What is a pun?
This word describes a special right or advantage that only some people have.
What is privilege?
Which literary device compares two things by saying one thing is another?
What is a metaphor?
What does PEEL stand for?
What is Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link?
What is the name for the character who opposes the main character?
What is the antagonist?
A comparison stating one thing is another is called this figure of speech.
What is a metaphor?
A person who has authority over others, like a principal or president, is said to have this.
What is power?
Which type of poem tells a story and often includes characters and a plot?
What is a narrative poem?
What do you call a brief restatement of the main points in your own words?
What is a summary?
What do you call a story about a person’s life they wrote themself ?
What is auto-biography?
Giving human qualities to non-human things is called this.
What is personification?
When someone ignores facts that contradict their opinion, they are showing this type of bias.
What is confirmation bias?
What do you call the use of words that imitate sounds?
What is onomatopoeia?
What do you call a short, relevant story or example used to support a point?
What is an anecdote?
Who wrote the famous tragic play about two young lovers in Verona?
Who is William Shakespeare?
An exaggeration used for effect is called this.
What is hyperbole?
When people only follow news sources that agree with their beliefs, they are in this type of environment.
What is an echo chamber?
Which poetry term describes a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme?
What is a sonnet?
What do you call a broad statement or conclusion drawn from specific examples or evidence in an essay?
What is a generalization?
What is the term for the underlying message or central idea of a story?
What is theme?