Literary Devices
The six literary devices we have learned.
What are hyperbole, idiom, irony, metaphor, personification, and simile?
The three types of irony.
What are dramatic, verbal, and situational?
He was a pain in the neck!
What is an idiom?
Literature that includes true facts.
What is informational text or nonfiction?
This is who Aslan represents in the Narnia books.
Who is God?
A simile.
What are comparing two things using like or as?
Hyperbole.
What is extreme exaggeration?
She was the bright morning star on my dreariest day.
What is a metaphor?
This is what you should do while you are reading when you know you will have to answer questions or write an essay.
What is underlining and/or taking notes?
These are the four who filled the thrones in Narnia.
Who are Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmund.
A metaphor.
What is comparing two things without using like or as?
What is a hyperbole?
Her eyes are like the bluest waters sparkling in the sunlight.
What is a simile?
The things you should underline while reading informational text.
What are numbers/statistics, places, names, new terms, and important/interesting facts?
This is the number of books in the Narnia series.
What is seven?
An idiom.
What is using words different from what you mean to express your ideas?
What is personification?
The boy was afraid of spiders, so he bought as many anti-spider sprays and devices as he could find. There was not a spider in his room because of all of the precautions he made. One day, he ordered a spider prevention kit that was 100% guaranteed. He was so excited when it came in the mail, but unfortunately, when he opened the box, it was literally filled with spiders and spider eggs.
What is situational irony?
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What is Independent Reading and my Independent Reading book?
This is the first book in the Narnia series.
What is The Magician's Nephew?
Personification.
What is using human traits to describe something that is not human?
What is verbal irony?
There were three girls riding their bikes. The best part about their day was that they were on their own, total freedom. They decided it was a great time to go to the candy store--without their parents. Before the girls had left, one of their moms had placed an iPhone with GPS capabilities in the basket of their bike. Her mother had been tracking her the whole way and knew exactly where she was headed. The mother was waiting at the candy store for the girls, and when they arrived--they were so surprised; they had no idea she would be there!
What is dramatic irony?
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What is do work on readtheory.org?
This is the last book in the Narnia series.
What is The Last Battle?