Literary Devices Potpourri
"John, a funny manly guy who loves his family"
This is an example of Characterization.
Direct
The dog sat in the tree while reading a book.
This is using what type of Figurative Language?
Personification.
Definition: Giving non-human objects human attributes.
What are the three types of IRONY?
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
What are the (main) OBVIOUS Devices?
Listing
Repetition
Rhetorical Questions
Parallelism
“As Jane walked past the box labeled ‘Free Puppies,’ she furtively glanced around her, then gave the box a swift kick.”
Through the use of Characterization, Jane is described as mean and a person who doesn't like puppies.
Indirect
Which of the following is an example of an OXYMORON?
A) Jumbo Shrimp
B) Racecar
C) Best Friend is Plotting Your Murder
A) Jumbo Shrimp
Definition of Oxymoron: juxtaposition of two opposite ideas for effect.
What is another name for VERBAL IRONY?
What is LISTING?
Making a list with the use of commas.
How many types of Point of View are there?
4
First Person
Second Person
Third Person - Limited
Third Person - Omniscient
Which of the following is an example of a PALINDROME?
A) Jumbo Shrimp
B) Racecar
C) Best Friend is Plotting Your Murder
B) Racecar
Definition of PALINDROME: A word spelt the same way front and back.
What are the FIVE story elements?
PLOT
CHARACTER
CONFLICT
THEME
SETTING
What is REPETITION?
The author repeats the same words or phrases, words or phrases, words or phrases to emphasize something.
What is the rarest type of Point of View?
A) First Person
B) Second Person
C) Third Person - Limited
D) Third Person - Omniscient
B) Second Person
WOW! POP! BANG! SCREECH!
All of the above are type of.....
Onomatopoeia
Definition: Words that imitate natural sounds.
What is the definition of THEME?
THE MEssage the author is trying to convey.
What is PARALLELISM?
Sentences or Parts of a sentence have the same structure. (They are parallel)
What is another name for Literary Devices?
Writing Strategies.
What is the name of the device where the sounds of the first letters in each word sound the same?
Alliteration.
What are the elements of SETTING?
Where and When
What is a RHETORICAL QUESTION (In English Class)?
A question that the author asks that does not need the answer too, but has already been answered n the text.