Literary Devices
What is the sound device used when an author repeats words or phrases to have an effect?
Repetition.
When you are asked: what is the most important thing that the author is trying to tell us in the passage?
What are they asking you to determine?
Main idea. Central idea. Theme.
The ground was covered in a thick layer of white, and the trees were heavy with frost. A group of children were laughing and throwing snowballs at each other in the distance.
It is likely that it is winter and that the children are playing in the snow.
What is this an example of?
Inference.
He is as fast as a cheetah.
What is this an example of?
Simile
The people, animals, or creatures who participate in the story. This includes the protagonist, antagonist, and supporting people.
Characters.
What is the sound device used when an author repeats sounds at the ends of words to give it a musical quality?
Rhyme
What is it called when we provide an explanation of an article or passage in our own words?
Summarize.
Whistling willows waved in the wind.
What is this an example of?
Alliteration
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What is this an example of?
Personification
The time and place where the story takes place. This can include the physical location, the historical era, and the cultural or social context.
Setting
What is it called when an author uses a consonant sound for the first letter of a word to draw the reader's attention to those words?
Alliteration.
When you are asked: what conclusion can you draw or what can you figure out from the information given in the passage, plus your own knowledge, even though it is not directly stated?
What are they asking you to do?
Make an inference.
She's quite stubborn.
Does this have a positive, neutral, or negative connotation?
Negative.
"The sky was a brilliant shade of orange and pink as the sun began to set, casting long shadows across the sand."
What is this an example of?
Imagery
The struggle or problem that the characters face in the story.
Conflict
The _________ of a word or phrase is the feeling it tends to produce.
Connotation or connotative meaning.
Expository texts can be written in these ways:
Chronological
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Compare-Contrast
These are examples of what?
Text Structures.
"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall."
What is this an example of?
Rhyme
"A fire station burns down."
What is this an example of?
Irony
The sequence of events that make up the story. This includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot
What is the literary term for when something is exaggerated, imaginative, and does not have the literal meaning of what is expressed?
Figurative language.
Dylan smiles and loves when there is an experiment happening.
Mr. Vue is terrified of cats and thinks dogs make better pet.
Alani enjoys Starbucks and says she will give Mr. Vue one since it is so tasty.
These are all examples of what?
Opinions of Point of View.
The sun is a golden ball in the sky.
What is this an example of?
Figurative language.
"A character in a story has a premonition or dream that hints at something that will happen later in the plot."
What is this an example of?
Foreshadow
The author's attitude towards the subject matter of the story. This can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, or any other tone that fits the story.
Tone