Literary Devices
Name the type of literary device from this example:
I walked a million miles to find my lost dog.
Hyperbole
What point of view looks like this:
"I wonder if the problem created is my fault".
First person point of view
When you don't know what something means you look at the surrounding words to help you determine the meaning of it.
Context Clues
Reading an original letter written from Martin Luther King Jr. to research what type of leader he was is what type of resource?
Primary Source
I am going to chicago for vacation in march next year.
Capitalize Chicago and March
Name this device from the following example:
Usually black represents death or evilness.
Symbolism
What point of view looks like this:
"First you have to take the eggs and crack it open in the bowl".
Second person point of view
Name the device from this example:
His smile made my heart skip a beat like rocks skipping on water.
Simile
Reading an article about someone who analyzed a letter written from Martin Luther King Jr. is what type of resource?
Secondary Source
Lucy, who felt sick after eating twenty ice cream sandwiches, stayed at her desk all day and she kept the door closed.
add a comma after "all day"
Name the device from this example:
America is a melting pot of people and cultures.
Metaphor
What point of view looks like this:
"The world didn't know who she was, but when she became the first woman to become a judge in the Supreme Court they recognized who she became".
Third person point of view
"Thanks for the speeding ticket officer. You just made my day" is an example of what specific irony.
Verbal Irony
True or False:
A work cited page is the very last page of your paper AND the sources must be organized in alphabetical order.
True
Even though he was dreading moving back to California Michael packed up his stuff and moved in with his mother, Lucille.
This is an example of what device?
The place we went to for our honeymoon looked like the Garden of Eden!
Allusion
The ___ ___ in Lord of the Flies is that human beings are capable of being bad more so than good.
Main Idea
A fireman's house burning down is an example of what specific irony.
Situation Irony
When quoting from a source, this is the correct in-text citation format:
"The fire went out" (Golding, 54).
True
The five friends gathered at the coffee shop which was located near a historic house, and talked daily.
put a comma after "coffee shop"
Instead of saying "My uncle died", my friend said that he "Kicked the bucket".
This is an example of what device?
Euphemism
The ___ ___ in an article about conformity is that people will go with the flow because it is what the majority is doing.
Central Idea
Reading about a man who hates his life and is an alcoholic with a temper, forces me to _____ that he will mistreat his wife at home.
Infer
Mrs. Mann a sixth-grade math teacher voluntarily tutors students on Saturdays.
Mrs. Mann, a sixth-grade math teacher, voluntarily tutors students on Saturdays.
Combine the below sentences into one, you can eliminate some words to make it a well-developed sentence.
It is a land of twisted pine trees.There are burned out cars there. Road signs there are peppered with shotgun holes.Air Force bases can be found there.
If it makes sense and looks good, you got it!