Literary Device Showdown

Name that Device

100

hero or central character of a story who is working toward a goal 

Protagonist

200

this occurs when the struggle takes place within the character

internal conflict

300

category of literature

genre

400

a character who changes in some important way as a result of the story's action

dynamic character

500

POV where the narrator knows everything...can convey all characters thoughts and feelings to the reader

3rd person OMNISICENT POV

Spot the Evidence

100

“My hands were shaking as I opened the letter.”

1st person POV

200

Coach Carter took place in Richmond, California during the 1998-1999 basketball season. 

setting

300

At the beginning of the movie, Cruz was disrespectful, quit the team and didn't want to be a team player.  By the end, he did anything he could to get back on the team, showed respect to Coach Carter and was a great teammate. What kind of character does this make him?

Dynamic character 

400

When Coach Carter locks the gym and cancels games even though the team is finally winning.

• Expected: A coach should celebrate victories and want his team to keep playing.

• Unexpected: Carter stops the games to make the players focus on grades and discipline.

Irony

500

Coach Carter teaches us...

Education and Discipline Lead to True Success 

Breaking Stereotypes and Rewriting Your Story 

These could be considered...

Themes

Define it!

100

antagonist

character or force who tries to defeat the main character in his/her struggle to attain a goal

200

symbol

a device in literature where an object represents an idea

300

flashback

a scene that interrupts the normal chronological  events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

400

tone

the writer's attitude towards the reader and subject

500

diction

the author's choice of words

More Devices

100

making a comparison between 2 unlike things using the words like or as

simile

200

figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things

metaphor

300

use of language to evoke a picture or concrete sensation of a person, place or thing

imagery

400

a method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come

foreshadowing

500

a recurring image, word, phrase, action or idea used throughout a work, unifying it and tying it to a theme

motif

Wild Card

100

universal truth; the message the author wishes us to discover about a particular subject

theme

200

Create a simile.

Must make a comparison using like or as.

300

What was a symbol in the short story we just read?

the jacket

400

What is the definition of external conflict?

occurs when a character is pitted against an outside force

500

Rephrase this sentence in 3rd person omniscient POV:

But when I returned to class I slipped the jacket on and shivered until I was warm.

But when he returned to class he slipped the jacket on and shivered until he was warm.