Literary devices!
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is personfication?
"Wearily wandering wolves"
What is alliteration?
An exaggerated statement
What is hyperbole?
a literary device where the audience or reader knows critical information that the characters do not
What is dramatic irony?
"There's bitter butter in this batter"
What is alliteration?
The moral or lesson the author wants us to know.
What is the Theme?
The main idea of the story
What is the Topic?
Meow is an example of ________________.
Onomatopoeia
Jumbo shrimp is an example of this
What is an oxymoron?
Apparently contradictory terms that appear directly alongside one another
What is an oxymoron?
An offhand reference to a person/place/event/another work of literature within a text
What is an allusion?
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?
Direct comparisons that state one thing is another.
What is metaphor?
The use of an object or phenomenon to represent a more abstract idea
What is symbolism?
A narrative and literary device where an author plants clues, hints, or warnings about events that will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
"the wind danced across the field" is an example of this
What is personification
Is this an example of onomatopoeia Bam, thud, slap, crash, pow, whack
Yes
"I haven't seen you in a million years."
What is a hyperbole?
"When I was a little girl, I remember how much I loved that place..." This is an example of this literary device.
What is a flashback?