Literary Devices
Sizzle came from the frying pan.
Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates a sound
This device compares two things using like or as.
Simile
A struggle between two characters is what type of conflict?
Character vs. Character
This type of irony is when the audience knows something a character doesn’t.
Dramatic Irony
The sentence that tells what your paragraph will be about.
Topic Sentence
Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects.
Personification
A character struggling with guilt or fear faces what conflict type?
Character vs. Self
When someone says the opposite of what they mean.
Verbal Irony
Words or phrases that help ideas flow smoothly
Transition
I’ve told you a million times!
An extreme exaggeration used for effect.
A repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words
Repetition
When a character fights against a storm or illness.
Character vs. Nature
When something happens that is the opposite of what the reader expects.
Situational Irony
Background information a reader needs before evidence is introduced
Context
The wind whispered through the trees.
Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
A word that imitates a sound
Onomatopoeia
When a character rejects the rules or expectations of their community.
Character vs. Society
Identify the irony: “The fire station burned down.”
Situational Irony
The part that tells who is speaking in a quote
Dialogue Tag
“I think that I shall never see…”
The beat or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in writing or poetry
An extreme exaggeration used for effect.
Hyperbole
Name all four major types of conflict
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Self, Character vs. Nature, Character vs. Society
Explain the difference between verbal and situational irony.
Verbal Irony: Someone says the opposite of what they really mean.
Situational Irony: Something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
The explanation of how your evidence proves your argument
Analysis