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
The United Kingdom is comprised of four countries: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and _____.
Wales
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
During the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, the __________, became known as the "national razor."
Guillotine
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
In the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's house falls on and kills the ___________.
Wicked Witch of the East
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.
Most healthy adults can survive __ to __ days without water.
3 to 5
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
The largest wetland and swamp in the United States is the _____________ in Louisiana, a vast area of river delta and wetlands.
Atchafalaya Basin
A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, or).
Conjunction