Define the Literary Device
Define theme
the main message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story
Define imagery
descriptive language that creates a picture in your mind (5 types- sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
Hopefully Hannah's home has heat.
alliteration
If you do not pass English 2, you have to _____________ the course next year.
retake
Your my favorite student.
You're my favorite student.
Define protagonist
main character of a story
Define metaphor
a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
Her voice was music to my ears.
metaphor
"I yawned, struggling to keep my eyes open at the meeting. I reached for my coffee cup, only to realize I had already emptied it" is an example of ___________________ characterization.
indirect
My two-year-old little brother wanted to go to the baseball game to.
My two-year-old little brother wanted to go to the baseball game too.
Define tone and mood
tone- author's attitude (based on word choice)
mood- how the reader is meant to feel
Define allusion
when the author makes a reference to another work (book, fairy tale, movie, famous person, historical event, mythology, the Bible, etc.)
In "Sleepy Hollow," the narrator accentuates Brom Bones' physical strength by comparing him to the Roman god Hercules. This is an example of what literary device?
allusion
_______________ is author's word choice.
Diction
Today is Wednesday May 15, 2019.
Today is Wednesday, May 15, 2019.
Define antagonist
the opposing force to the protagonist
Define denotation and connotation
Denotation- dictionary definition
Connotation- inferred definition made up of personal associations
It kills me to think of how many homeless people have to sleep on the streets every night.
hyperbole
A short story is also known as a/an _________________
anecdote
We wanted to go to the festival but it was raining all weekend.
We wanted to go to the festival, but it was raining all weekend.
Define structure
how the author organizes and presents the story
Define juxtaposition
when the author uses contrasting elements side by side for a dramatic effect
I'm not short, I'm vertically-challenged.
euphemism
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of a/an __________________.
idiom
Ever since we lost our last game Macey hasn't been the same, she blamed herself since she missed her last shot that would have tied the game. (2 mistakes)
Ever since we lost our last game, Macey hasn't been the same; she blamed herself since she missed her last shot that would have tied the game.