Literary
What is the term for a comparison of two unlike things using connecting words such as "like" or "as"?
Simile
What literary device is an implied or hidden comparison between two unlike things without using comparison or connecting words?
Metaphor
What is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes?
Personification
What is the use of words (dialogue), character, or plot development to convey a meaning, attitude, or intention that is the OPPOSITE of what is expected or stated?
Situational Irony
What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character or depicts a character? What are the two types of this literary device?
Characterization
(Direct and Indirect)
Every cloud has a silver lining; drives me up the wall; play our cards right; kick the bucket;
are all examples of what literary device?
Idiom
Weighs a ton; dying of shame; a million things to do; waited an eternity
are all examples of what literary device?
Hyperbole
"Gary's giraffe gobbled gooseberries greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies" is an example of what literary device?
Alliteration
What is the following literary device?
-- Hey! Look who the new Newton of our class is!
-- Good one, Einstein!
What is the following literary device?
Pug : Dog :: Guitar : Instrument
Analogy
What is internal and external conflict?
Internal: Psychological struggle within the mind of a character
External: struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot
What is the definition of idiom in literature?
A phrase in which the words together have a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words
What is the definition of alliteration in literature?
The occurence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
What is an allusion?
an indirect or passing reference to another person or work in literature
A domestic violence prosector charged with domestic violence is an example of what literary device?
Situational Irony
What is an analogy?
A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
What is the definition of oxymoron in literature?
A combination of two contradictory words/ideas to create an effect
What literary device means "The explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression"?
Denotation
Give ONE (1) example EACH for direct and indirect characterization.
Direct: Bob is funny
Indirect: Bob's joke made us laugh
What word means "the suggesting of additional meanings by a word or expression apart from its literal meaning"?
Connotation
What are the different types of analogies? List them all
Type, Part, Function, Characteristic, Opposite, Degree
What are the FIVE (5) main examples of conflict? List an example for each, and what type of conflict each one is (internal or external)?
Man vs. Man (external) -- ex. Moses vs Pharaoh
Man vs. Nature (external) -- ex. Person running from tornado
Man vs. Society (external) -- holy person in an unholy world
Man vs. Supernatural (external) -- Iron Man vs Thor
Man vs. Self (internal) -- Rapunzel deciding whether or not leaving the tower was right
List at least THREE (3) examples of oxymoron
examples: open secret, original copies, bittersweet, awfully pretty, liquid gas, seriously funny, tragic comedy
Give an example of TWO (2) words with similar dictionary meanings, but different emotional meanings
Home and residence are synonyms in the dictionary
Home (connotation): cozy, loving, comfortable
Residence (connotation): cold, no feeling
Identify the different types of analogy shown below. (100 points EACH)
1. Tree : Leaf :: Flower : Petal
2. Hammer : Nail :: Comb : Hair
3. White : Black :: Up : Down
4. Bees : Hive :: Bears : Den
5. Like : Love :: Dislike : Hate
1. Part
2. Function
3. Opposite
4. Characteristic
5. Degree