LOTF
Poetic Examples
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Terms
Short Story Terms
100
Simon calls this "The Lord of the Flies"
What is a pig's head on a stick?
100
When Shawn says "this place is a prison," he is using this poetic device
What is a metaphor?
100
"You'll get back to where you came from"
Who is Simon?
100
A contrast between what a statment says and what it means
What is verbal irony?
100
Groups of words that create specific pictures in the mind
What is imagery?
200
These 3 boys are the first head off to explore the island
Who are Ralph, Jack, and Simon?
200
"Her hardest hue hold" is and example of this poetic device.
What is alliteration?
200
"Life . . . is scientific . . . .I know there isn't no beast . . . but I know there isn't no fear, either . . . .Unless we get frightened of people.'"
Who is Piggy?
200
A passing reference to a person/events/places in history, religion, or myth
What is allusion?
200
The feeling that an author wants the reader to experience
What is mood?
300
The "beast from air"
What is a dead parachutist?
300
"The flowers danced in the gentle breeze" is an example of this poetic device.
What is personification?
300
"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything."
Who is Jack?
300
The point of view where the narrator knows what a single character is thinking
What is 3rd person limited?
300
When the reader knows something a character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
400
The littlun with the mulburry birthmark said the beast from water was this.
What is a snake thing?
400
Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. But only so for an hour is an example of this
What is hyperbole?
400
"You've got your small fire alright..."
Who is Piggy?
400
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.
What is assonance?
400
The attitude of the author toward the story subject as reflected in the story
What is tone?
500
The number of huts the boys manage to build
What is three?
500
"Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile" is an example of this poetic device
What is consonance?
500
"Roger sharpened a stick at both ends"
Who are Sam and Eric?
500
The repetition of that are harsh and unpleasant (e.g. "k", "c", "s" sounds)
What is cacophony?
500
The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained and the setting is described.
What is exposition?
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