Figurative Language
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The main message or lesson of a literary work.
What is theme?
The author’s attitude toward a topic or subject.
What is tone?
This type of conflict happens inside of a character's mind.
What is internal conflict?
In poetry, a line that continues a thought into the next line without punctuation uses this technique.
What is enjambment?
An author uses repeated beginning consonant sounds to create mood or emphasis.
What is alliteration?
In nonfiction, the author’s most important point is called this.
What is the central idea, thesis, or main claim?
The feeling created for the reader is called this.
What is mood?
A character who changes over the course of a story is called this.
What is a dynamic character?
A sudden interruption in chronological order to show an earlier event is called this.
What is a flashback?
“Jumping jellyfish” uses this literary device.
What is alliteration?
A strong theme statement should usually be written in this form.
What is a complete sentence?
Double jeopardy: What is theme topic+message?
A text using conversational language and direct questions may have this kind of voice.
What is informal or engaging?
When readers figure something out that the text does not directly say, they make this.
What is an inference?
The suffix “-tion” usually changes a word into this part of speech
What is a noun?
An object, person, or event that represents a deeper meaning.
What is a symbol?
If a character struggles to fit in, the theme may relate to this idea.
What is identity or belonging?
Words like “deceive,” “infamy,” and “attack” create this type of connotation.
What is negative connotation?
In many Modernist works, characters struggle with this feeling.
What is isolation or disconnection?
The prefix “en-” in a word like “entrap” helps suggest this meaning.
What is "to catch in a trap"?
A repeated phrase at the beginnings of lines or sentences.
What is repetition?
Double jeopardy: What is anaphora?
Most Modernist works (like the Metamorphosis) explore these theme topics.
What are alienation, isolation, and disillusionment?
“How. Scary. Is. That?” uses this unusual sentence structure for emphasis.
What are sentence fragments?
A character changing size (shrinking to the size of a mouse or growing as tall as a skyscraper) could represent emotional discomfort or identity struggles; name this literary technique.
What is symbolism?
Repeated grammatical structure in a speech or sentence is called this. (For example: I love swimming, biking, painting, hiking, and napping... To be a hero or to be a coward is a matter of will.)
What is parallelism?