Name that Device!
This literary device is used to make a direct comparison (without using 'like' or 'as').
What is metaphor?
What is onomatopoeia?
This type of character does not change throughout the story.
What is a static character?
What is alliteration?
You would use this story enhancer to make a comparison using "like" or "as".
What is simile?
The overall feeling, atmosphere, or emotion the audience feels when reading.
What is mood?
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
This type of character is the one who typically drives the action. They are often considered the "main character" and the plot or conflict of the story revolves around them.
What is protagonist?
In some poetry, a single word or phrase is used multiple times, often to emphasize a point.
What is repetition?
You would use this story enhancer to paint a picture in the readers head using adjectives and the 5 senses.
What is imagery?
DAILY DOUBLE
One means the implied or figurative meaning of a word, while the other is the dictionary definition of the word.
What is connotation and denotation?
Sandy was feeling under the weather, so she stayed home from work.
What is euphemism?
This type of character is one who changes and evolves throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
In poetry, these are similar to paragraphs in books and essays.
What is stanza?
DAILY DOUBLE
You would use these story enhancers when you say one thing and mean the opposite, when the opposite of what we expect to happen happens, and when the audience knows something the character does not.
What are verbal, situational, and dramatic irony?
An indirect or direct reference to something. Typically another piece of literature or to something in history.
What is allusion?
My work desk is an organized mess.
What is oxymoron?
This type of character is used to contrast/reflect another character (typically the protagonist). They often highlight the main characters traits, appearance, personality, or morals.
What is foil character?
What is tone?
You would use this story enhancer to give human characteristics to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
The use of an object/image that represents an idea or concept.
What is symbol?
Tree is to lead as flower is to petal.
What is analogy?
This point of view is when we can see the thoughts and actions of more than one character.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
This is a formal arrangement of rhymes in a poem. The pattern is often identified by using capital letters (ABC ABC).
What is rhyme scheme?
You would use this story enhancer to hint towards something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?