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Deafening silence!
What is an oxymoron?
"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not, creating tension or humor.
dramatic irony
The animals spoke and sang to Snow White and braided her hair as she walked through the forest
personification
"She sells sea shells by the sea shore."
Alliteration
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
A literary device in which a writer uses one thing to represent another.
What is symbolism?
Diction refers to the choice of words and style of expression used by an author in writing.
Diction
The dark clouds gathering in the sky hit at the storm to come.
foreshadowing
Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style.
Tone
Snap!
What is onomatopoeia?
The ______ is the central idea or underlying message of a literary work.
Theme
At the end of the road you can only go left or right
jusxtaposition
What is Foreshadowing?
He is like a giraffe.
What is simile?
A fire station burns down.
Situational Irony
_______ is a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities.
character foil
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
What is hyperbole?
He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is metaphor?
The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work.
What is personification?
Saying "Great weather we're having!" during a storm.
Verbal Irony
A man is about to give a speech to a large audience on biology. Suddenly, he remembers playing with frogs and toads in his backyard as a curious child. He smiles at the memory, and then begins to speak to the audience about a new, groundbreaking finding about frogs.
What is flashback?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
A ______ is an abstract idea or general notion that represents something.
Concept
______ is the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing evokes in the reader.
Mood