Literary Devices
All of these are examples of literary devices, except for:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Plot
D) Foreshadowing
What is... PLOT?
What literary device uses the word "like" or "as"?
What is... SIMILE?
Who wrote "Mother to Son"?
Who is...Langston Hughes?
Where was Langston Hughes originally from?
A) The South
B) The North
C) The midwest
What is....THE SOUTH?
"Freedom is a STRONG seed". Is an example of....?
What is... METAPHOR?
"Freedom as a strong seed planted in a great need," this is an example of....
What is...IMAGERY?
Why is the mother writing to her son?
A) She misses him
B) To give up
C) To persevere through hardships
What is... TO PERSEVERE THROUGH HARDSHIPS?
What is the overall message of the poem "Harlem: A Dream Deferred"?
A) Always push forward in life and persist
B) About the consequences of putting off dreams
C) African-Americans also have dreams but are out shun by White people
D) All of the above align with the poem
What is.... B) About the consequences of putting off dreams?
TRUE OR FALSE?
Imagery only relates to the sense of "sight".
What is.. FALSE? It only relates to ALL five senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell)
What literary device does NOT use the words "like" or "as"?
What is....METAPHOR?
"Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare;" What are TWO literary devices in this quote?
What is....IMAGERY & METAPHOR?
"Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?" Are examples of?
What is... IMAGERY AND SIMILE?
What is the purpose of Literary Devices?
A) Literary devices help writers convey meaning, evoke emotion, and strengthen their narrative
B) Literary Devices are meant to keep their audience engaged in a creative and intriguing way
C) Literary devices are meant to express their ideas and hint at larger themes and meanings to stories.
D) All of the above
What is... ALL OF THE ABOVE?
A) Happiness
B) Frustration
C) Passive
D) None of the above
What is... FRUSTRATION?
How many literary devices are there in the poem?
What is... THREE? Metaphor, imagery and repetition
Metaphor- "Crystal Stair"
Imagery- "Splinters", "Tacks", "darkness"
Repetition- "And"/ "Ise"
What would be an accurate theme to describe the poem "Harlem: A Dream Deferred"?
A) Unfulfilled Aspirations
B) Collective and Individual Dreams
C) Socioeconomic uplift
D) All of the above
What is.... ALL OF THE ABOVE?
A) Formal Questions
B) Rhetorical Questions
C) Informal Questions
What is..... Rhetorical Questions?
What is the purpose of "Democracy"?
A) To inspire change and recognition that Black Americans deserve the same rights as other Americans
B) To demand that democracy include everyone, not just a select few
C) Both A & B
What is... Both A & B?
What word KEEPS being repeated throughout the poem?
A) And
B) But
C) They
What is..."AND"?