Poetic Devices
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
This is what you do to all the main words in the title.
What is capitalize their first letters?
This point of view is when the story's narrator uses the pronouns "you" and/or "your."
What is second person?
In Born a Crime, this character is the main antagonist.
Who is Abel?
This Toronto sports team's name is grammatically incorrect when plural.
What are the Toronto Maple Leafs?
A reference to something that actually exists outside of the story you're reading/watching.
What is an allusion?
What you do to the titles of books, films, or other major works?
What is underline them or put them in italics?
This point of view is when the story is told by a narrator who knows what the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third person omniscient?
In Hairspray, this character is the protagonist.
Who is Tracy Turnblad?
Danforth CTI's motto, Faciendo Discimus, means this.
What is "We Learn by Doing"?
An exaggerated statement like, "I stayed up all night studying."
What is hyperbole?
What is leave them all lowercase?
This point of view is when the story is told by a narrator who knows what the thoughts and feelings of just ONE character.
What is third person limited Point of View?
Zinhle stands out for this reason in N.K. Jemisin's short story, "The Valedictorian."
What is trying to think for herself and succeed in school?
Dictionary.com recently named this word/phrase as the Word of the Year for 2026 due to its viral status.
What is 6-7?
When something early in a story predicts or anticipates a future event.
What is foreshadowing?
This is what you do to format the titles of poems, songs, short stories, or articles.
What is put them in quotation marks?
The point of view that uses "I" or "me"
What is first person?
In Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time," this is what ultimately leads to the tragic fate of the family's son.
What is fear of others and racism?
People often leave off the second 't' when they pronounce "Toronto." This suburb of Toronto also has a final consonant that is often left unpronounced.
What is Etobicoke?
"The wind danced across the field," is an example of this poetic device.
What is personification?
If you are mentioning a short story or a poem at the end of a sentence, the period is positioned here.
What is within the quotation marks?
In this perspective, the narrator is an outside observer, never going inside a character's head to reveal their thoughts or feelings.
What is third person objective?
These are the names of Trevor Noah's two brothers in Born a Crime.
Who are Isaac and Andrew?
Danforth High School was originally built and founded in this year.
What is 1922 or 1923?