Literary Devices
as brave as a lion
simile
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
author of the Harry Potter series
J.K. Rowling
This is the lesson learned by the characters and/or readers
Theme
A reference book with facts about different countries would be a _________ book.
Non-Fiction
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
hyperbole
figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
metaphor
playwright of Hamlet
What do we call the turning point in the story?
Climax
An autobiography is a book someone writes about themselves and is considered a _________ book.
Non-fiction
A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back
alliteration
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
hyperbole
author of the Game of Thrones Novels (A Song of Ice and Fire)
George R.R. Martin
This plot element builds suspense in the story
Rising Action
Classic folktales about people like Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan are considered __________ books
folktales, fairy tales and legends are fiction but usually based on a real person or event and in most libraries they are in the nonfiction section.
he snow is a white blanket
metaphor
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
simile
author of the novel 1984
George Orwell
the main character of the story
A humorous book about a cow who wants to be a brain surgeon would be a __________ book.
Fiction
"a gentleman,” you can rearrange them to spell “elegant man"
anagram
indirect reference to another figure, event, place, or work of art that exists outside the story
allusion
poet who wrote The Raven
Edgar Allen Poe
Which THREE things are introduced in the exposition?
Settings, Characters, Conflict
A horror story about an evil doll would be a ___________ book.
Fiction