Name that Term (by definition)
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile
setting
The time and place in which the events of a story occur
Dang. You're cold as ice.
what is a simile
What is this metaphor saying about the dog? My dog is a cotton ball
The dog is fluffy
Exaggerating for effect
What is hyperbole
the writer's attitude towards the subject or the audience
What is tone
When the narrator is telling a story from their own perspective
The wind screamed in my ears
what is personification
If someone said, "I'm such a marshmallow," what would they be ACTUALLY saying about themselves?
They are soft/soft hearted
A section within a poem, distinguished by clearly indicated spaces (almost like a paragraph in a story).
Giving human characteristics to an object, animal, or idea
What is personification
foreshadowing
The reader gets a hint or clue to what might happen next in the story
that shot was fire!
What does this mean? "I'm walking on sunshine!"
The speaker is happy
Name the device and state the meaning: she was staring at him, her eyes like daggers.
simile; she was looking at him angrily
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlikely things
What is a metaphor
mood
the feeling that the AUDIENCE gets from a piece of art
Perla needs to practice piano to perfect her piece before her performane.
what is alliteration
When Bruno Mars says "I'd catch a grenade for you," he ACTUALLY means that...
He loves this person/would do anything for them
limited = uses they/them, but only knows what's going on in the mind of one character
omniscient = knows what's going on in the minds of multiple characters
Anything that stands for or represents something other than itself (usually stands for a larger concept).
What is symbolism
Alliteration
When series of words in a sentence have the same first letter (a consonant)
I've told you how to do that a million times!
Hyperbole
What does “Because I could not stop for Death/He kindly stopped for me –" literally mean? (What happened to the speaker?)
The speaker died
Red being used to represent anger is an example of...
What is symbolism