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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?
This part of a story introduces characters, setting, and background.
What is exposition?
"There's bitter butter in this batter"
What is alliteration?
A character who changes throughout the story is called:
What is a dynamic character?
"I've told you a million times to clean your room!" is an example of which literary device?
What is hyberoble?
Language that evokes a mental image of any of the five senses
What is imagery?
Jumbo shrimp is an example of this
What is an oxymoron?
Contradictory terms that appear directly alongside one another
What is an oxymoron?
A character with many traits, like a real person, is called:
What is a round character?
BOOM!
What is onomatopoeia?
In the sentence “The classroom was a zoo,” what kind of comparison is this?
What is metaphor?
The events that build up tension and lead to the climax are called:
What is rising action?
In stories, what do we call an object, person, or place that represents a bigger idea or meaning?
What is a symbol?
"the wind danced across the field" is an example of this
What is personification
"That was a piece of cake!" is an example of which literary devices and what does it mean?
What is an idiom?
What is "point of view"?
The perspective from which a story is told.
Why don’t eggs tell jokes? Because they might crack up!” What type of wordplay is this?
What is pun?
“What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!” Which figure of speech is this?
What is pun?
The turning point or most exciting moment in a story is the:
What is climax?
In the sentence “The dog barked loudly,” what is the predicate?
What is "barked loudly"?
This point of view uses “you” and makes the reader part of the story.
What is second-person point of view?
“The bees buzzed loudly around the flowers.”
What is onomatopoeia?