Literary Devices
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is an alliteration?
The main character of a novel, play, or story.
What is a protagonist?
He is like a giraffe; long-necked with small ears.
What is a simile?
The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work.
What is personification?
To explain how two things are alike and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
Snap!
What is an onomatopoeia?
The moral or lesson the author wants us to know.
What is the theme?
What is this an example of :
“Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory’s mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been.”
What is repetition?
Why can’t we just get along?”
What is a rhetorical question?
He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is a metaphor?
Deafening silence!
What is an oxymoron?
An example includes person vs person
What is conflict?
The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.
What is imagery?
Reading between the lines
What is inference?
An SNL skit
What is satire?
a photograph of a seagull sitting on top of a no seagulls sign
what is irony?
The author’s attitude toward his or her subject
What is tone?
The word “discipline” has an unhappy ________ of punishment
What is connotation?
Her grandfather passed away last year.
What is a euphemism?
This book weighs a ton!
What is hyperbole?