Literary Devices
This literary device shows the "vibe" or feeling the passage you are reading gives off.
TONE
An article about how technology helps and harms friendships.
Choose from these answers: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to find meaning
To PERSUADE
Melody struggles with the way the outside world views her because of her physical disabilities.
Person vs. society
Choose the appositive which best describes SALVA
1. a Sudanese refugee
2. small and fearful
3. a boy who persevered as a refugee
#3
You could ENHANCE your grade by doing test or quiz corrections to earn more points.
To improve or make better
This device compares two different things using LIKE or AS.
Simile
A story such as The Diary of A Wimpy Kid.
Choose from these answers: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to show meaning
to ENTERTAIN its audience
A family loses their home in the middle of the night due to a tornado.
Person vs. nature
This term we learned means the IDEA which ties a story together.
THEME/CENTRAL IDEA
The small girl was EVASIVE when her mother asked her where the new package of cookies went, since she knew she ate them all.
Avoiding, dodging
This literary tool is how the writer conveys a character's personality traits, looks, feelings, etc. It's how they bring the character to life on the page.
CHARACTERIZATION
A novel with a lot of symbols and figurative language
Choose from these answers: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to find meaning
to FIND meaning
Victor from "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto acts ridiculous and embarrasses himself in front of everyone because has a crush on Theresa.
person vs. self
THIS literary element means hints or clues the author gives us to see what may happen later in the story. There was a lot of it in "Duffy's Jacket" which we read near Halloween.
FORESHADOWING
All of the characters we read this year had great PERSEVERANCE to overcome their obstacles.
DETERMINATION
SYMBOLS
A news article about the effects of recent wildfires in Canada.
Choose from these answers: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to find meaning
To inform.
Amari and Ashton argue about Ashton not understanding Amari's perspective.
character vs. character
These are three words Mrs. Andrews always asks us to use to explain our answers in more detail.
Because, But, So
It takes time, but if you ESTABLISH a routine you follow each morning the same way can help you to be on time.
This device compares two unlike things.
METAPHOR
A poem
Choose from these answers: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to
To entertain
Haley struggles with the emotions her childhood loss creates for her.
Person vs. self
This type of noun always gets a capital letter because it indicates a specific place (like Valley Stream), person (Sky) or holiday, etc. (Memorial Day).
PROPER NOUN
Losing her mother at age three and having her father in prison greatly IMPACTED Haley's life and emotions forever.
EFFECTED