Literary Devices
Language referring to something that can be touched or otherwise perceived by the senses.
This is a tradition that Mami wants Xio to participate in, but Xio doesn't want to.
What is confirmation class?
A verb is defined as _______
What is an action word, or something that you do?
A noun is defined as ________
What is a person, place, thing, or idea?
An adjective is defined as ________
What is - a word that describes a noun?
Language referring to things that cannot be seen or felt by the senses.
What is abstract language?
This minor character is often described as distant and "not present" in Xiomara's life.
Who is Papi?
Identify the verb in this sentence:
The giant hawk perched on the windowsill outside Mr. Stefaniak's classroom
What is perched?
A noun that you always capitalize, like a person's name or the name of a city, is called a ________
Identify the adjectives in this sentence:
The cute cat was comfortable on the couch
Xiomara describes herself as being "taller than even my father, with what Mami has always said was a 'little too much body'" (Acevedo 5). What type of characterization is this?
Direct characterization
This character is known as being understanding and protective of Xio, even though they are very different.
Caridad
Identify the verb in this sentence
I'm going to backflip over the Charles River first try.
What is backflip?
Identify a concrete noun in this sentence:
It was a real honor to meet David Ortiz at the Red Sox game.
What is David Ortiz or the Red Sox?
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
The pugnacious player got 5 minutes in the penalty box for fighting
What is pugnacious?
Language that VIVIDLY describes something you can see, touch, hear, smell, or taste so clearly that you can imagine it.
What is "sensory detail" or "imagery"?
Xiomara participates in this event without telling her mother.
What is an open mic?
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Our class adores reading The Poet X
What is adores?
Identify the concrete noun in this sentence
On Thursday we are taking a test.
What is test?
Identify the adjective in this sentence
Playing with dogs is fun
What is fun?
This is the acronym that helps you remember all types of indirect characterization. You have to say what it stands for too!
What is a symbol?
Identify the verb(s) in this sentence:
I can't wait until spring, when the flowers bloom
What is wait, and bloom?
Identify the abstract noun in this sentence:
I was filled with pride when reading my student's amazing essay
What is pride?
Identify the adjective in this sentence
The Poet X is such a wonderful book
What is wonderful?