Literary Devices
A craft where professionals create and arrange visual content to communicate messages.
What is a Graphic Designer?
The 'A' in APES stands for this.
Answer
erratic
What is not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable?
This Avenger is not Captain America or Thor and was able to pick up Thor’s hammer in the Marvel movies.
Who is Vision?
What is this an example of?
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
What is an oxymoron?
Respond to this question with the first line from an APES paragraph.
Why is Jurassic Park the most famous movie about dinosaurs?
Student Response
malevolent
What is having or showing a wish to do evil to others?
This is the first half-blood prince in Harry Potter.
Who is Severus Snape?
A contrast between what is said and what is meant or between expectations and reality
What is irony?
The 'P' in APES stands for this
What is proof?
prescience
What is the fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge?
What was the first non-English language film to win Best picture at the Oscars?
What is Parasite?
Give an example of personification
Student example of when something non human is given human qualities
This is a good type of proof in an APES paragraph about a book or article
What is textual evidence?
acumen
What is keen insight; shrewdness/expertise?
This artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys‘ four main categories.
Who is Billie Eilish?
Words that sound the way they are spelled.
What is a onomatopoeia?
Provide a final sentence for this paragraph using the APES format:
A song that has meaning to me is Dancing Queen by ABBA. It cheers me up even when I’m in the worst mood. I used to listen to it with my mom and dance around our living room, laughing. Also, it brings back many great memories like the field trip where my whole junior band bus sang along.
Student summary sentence
languid
What is showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity?
This actor voiced both Darth Vader and The Lion King‘s Mufasa.
Who is James Earl Jones?