Literary Devices
Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
What is alliteration?
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What is a simile?
Two kids fought over goldfish.
What is person vs. person?
A store that says it is open 24/7 has a sign that says "Closed".
What is situational irony?
Background information
What is context?
Her heart is gold.
What is a metaphor?
SMASH!
What is onomatopoeia?
The wicked witch of the west fought Dorothy.
What is person vs. supernatural?
A girl spills coffee on her new dress and says, "Great".
What is verbal irony?
Your thesis
What is analysis proving in an essay?
The Cat has a bat.
What is rhyme?
The wind howled.
What is personification?
A student faces a university due to unfair favoritism towards a certain gender (sexism).
What is person vs. society?
A boy compliments a girl's outfit, then says, "Her outfit is so ugly" to his friends.
What is verbal irony?
Dialogue tag
What is the phrase that goes before a quote?
I slept for a million years.
What is hyperbole?
He F
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down.
What is a visual cue?
A boy was abandoned in the wilderness and came across a bear, he had to fight for his life.
What is person vs. nature?
A person is rewarded with the most polite and kind award, but says, " I don't want your silly award!!"
What is situational irony?
The part of the body paragraph that proves your thesis
What is analysis?
One, two, buckle my shoe.
What is rhythm?
A dove for peace.
What is symbolism?
The group of bankers get locked in an electric walk-in safe.
What is person vs. technology?
The audience sees the murderer behind the innocent girl, but she doesn't know he's there until later.
What is dramatic irony?
One moment in the novel where this is seen is...
What is the transition?