Literary Devices
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely connected words (e.g., "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers").
Alliteration
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
Imagery
There were ______ (number) original colonies.
Thirteen (13)
A group of words that expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject and a predicate and can stand alone.
Sentence
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "The snow is a white blanket").
Metaphor
The time and place in which a story takes place.
Setting
The central idea or message of a literary work.
Theme
These are small cylindrical beads traditionally made by some Northern Native American peoples from shells, strung together and worn as decoration or used as money.
Wampum
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., dog, school, happiness).
Noun
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas (e.g., "The wind whispered secrets").
Personification
The main character in a story; usually overcomes a conflict.
Protagonist
The atmosphere or feeling created in a literary work.
Mood
These main ideas are present in which famous document?
* People have certain Inalienable Rights including Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.
* All Men are created equal.
* Individuals have a civic duty to defend these rights for themselves and others.
The Declaration of Independence
A group of words that functions as a single unit but does not contain both a subject and a verb (e.g., in the garden).
Phrase / Fragment
The use of objects or ideas to represent something else (e.g., a dove symbolizing peace).
Symbolism / Symbol
The perspective from which a story is told (e.g., first person, third person).
Point of View
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.
These were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging (14 women and five men).
The Salem Witch Trials
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, providing more information about how, when, where, or to what extent (e.g., quickly, very, always).
Adverb
Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (e.g., "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse").
Hyperbole
What are the four main types of conflict (ie: man versus man)?
1. Man versus man
2. Man versus self
3. Man versus nature
4. Man versus society
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Allegory
Sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface,"he was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era.
Al Capone
A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, or).
Conjunction