Poetic Devices
This excerpt from Thomas King's poem uses this poetic device:
"I've seen him, I've seen him ride
Rush of wind, darkening tide,
With wolf and eagle by his side"
What is rhyme?
"Quiet as a mouse" and "brave as a lion" are examples of this literary device.
What is simile?
Peter Parker, in Spiderman, for example.
What is a protagonist?
What is the introduction (or exposition)?
"With great power comes great responsibility" is an iconic thematic statement in this series of Marvel movies.
What is Spiderman?
"Heart of gold" and "life is a highway" are examples of this poetic device.
What is metaphor?
"I could eat a horse" and "dying of laughter" are examples of this poetic device.
What is hyperbole?
Hogwarts in the 1990s, in Harry Potter, for example.
What is setting?
In Spiderman: No Way Home, the three versions of Peter Parker brought together by the Multiverse executes their plan to save all the villains and return them to their homes in this part of the plot.
What is the climax?
This popular Dreamworks protagonist uses the simile: "Ogres are like onions. Onions have layers," to describe themselves.
Who is Shrek?
In the nursery rhyme that goes, "She sells seashells by the seashore..." twists our tongue because of this poetic device.
What is alliteration?
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is only asleep --not dead-- but Romeo does not, and he kills himself, exemplifying this literary device.
What is irony?
(BONUS: +100pts for dramatic irony)
First-person and third-person are examples of this narrative element.
What is narrative voice?
In the short story, Confessions, Danny starts a club called the "Protectors" after his sister was sexually assaulted in this part of the plot.
What is the inciting incident?
Racism, for example, represents this type of conflict.
What is person vs. society?
Following Steph Curry's 2016 game-winner against the OKC Thunder, the Golden State Warriors' sport-commentator, Mike Breen screams "BANG, BANG" employing this poetic device.
What is onomatopoeia?
Telling someone that you're "between jobs" instead of "unemployed" is an example of this literary device.
What is euphemism?
The central or dominant idea or concern of a work.
What is theme?
In the film, Avengers: Endgame, Tony Stark's colleagues gather around him after he performs "the snap" with the Infinity Gauntlet in this part of the plot.
What is the falling action (or denouement)?
“My life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” This line from Romeo and Juliet hints at their eventual fate to commit suicide over each other's death.
In the opening lyrics in her song, Love Story, Taylor Swift uses this poetic device:
"We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air"
What is imagery?
"The Civil War", was given its contradictory name by American historians using what literary device?
What is oxymoron?
Serious, in the short story Confessions; it helps to set the mood.
What is tone?
This is the other name for a "plot graph".
What is the Freytag Pyramid?
Mr. Hung often uses this analogy to explain why students must have evidence (quotes + page numbers) when they make an argument.
What is a lawyer?