Literary Devices
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
Where the story takes place
What is setting?
Fiction novels are written in this type of writing
What is narrative?
A specific person, place, or thing
What is a proper noun?
The two protagonists of Of Mice and Men
Who are George and Lennie?
This figurative language is shown in the example below:
I have told you a million times that I finished my essay.
What is a hyperbole?
This element is often broken up into five different parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is the plot?
An essay that is trying to persuade someone to do/believe something.
What is a persuasive (argumentative) essay?
The words below are examples of this kind of word:
Slowly, quickly, loudly
What are adverbs?
The kind of play Romeo and Juliet is
What is a tragedy?
When the author hints at something that will happen in the future in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
When an object means more than what it is in a story
What is a symbol?
An essay that analyzes a book or piece of writing
What is a literary analysis?
This piece of punctuation is often used to introduce a list
What is a colon?
Who is Jack?
When a person says one thing, but it is the opposite of what is really meant.
Ex: It is a rainy, cloudy and someone says, "What beautiful day!"
What is irony?
The problem of the story
What is conflict?
Every essay needs this to make its point clear
What is a thesis statement (claim)?
This piece of punctuation can be used instead of a comma to separate items in a list
What is a semicolon?
Shakespeare wrote many of these to be read on their own and also included them in his plays
What are sonnets?
Below is an example of this type of figurative language, which is meant to create a new meaning by combining two opposite words into one phrase:
There was a deafening silence in the room.
What is oxymoron?
The setting of the story sets this element. Without the setting, most readers would not be able to figure out the vibe of the story.
What is mood?
Quotes from another source that are used in essays to support the main point
What is evidence?
Words or phrases used to express emotions
Ex: Wow, oops, uh-oh
What are interjections?
The climax of Of Mice and Men
When Lennie kills Curly's wife?