Literary Terms
The use of language to activate the senses
What is Imagery?
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
In Lord of the Flies, this character is elected chief.
Who is Ralph.
How many sentences in a paragraph?
What is 5 or more?
The way a character speaks, thinks, and acts are all part of this literary element.
What is characterization?
The time and place of a story
What is Setting?
When an inanimate object or non-human character is give human traits.
What is personification?
This character is the protagonist of A Raisin in the Sun. He is characterized as a dreamer.
The amount of paragraphs that are in a typical essay.
The author's overall message in a work of literature.
What is Theme?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What are the elements of plot?
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of this poetic device.
What is alliteration?
This object is a symbol of the law and order and authority in Lord of the Flies.
What is the conch shell?
What is the thesis?
The pursuit of the American Dream is a theme of this work of literature.
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
What is Symbolism
A direct comparison not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A genre of literature that blends elements of horror and typically deals with the topics of death and by romanticizing it.
What is Gothic fiction?
Topic sentence, evidence/research, and analysis are all part of this.
What is a body paragraph?
Finding similarities and differences between two different pieces of literature is this type of essay.
What is compare and contrast?
Hints and clues given about what will happen later in the story
What is Foreshadowing?
In poetry, a sentence is to a __________ and a paragraph is to a ____________.
What is a line and a stanza?
The major THEME of Lord of the Flies.
What is without rules and law and order the true savage/dark side of human nature will reveal itself?
What begins an introduction paragraph?
1-2 general knowledge statements that give the reader a basic understanding of your essay topic.
What are three things you should NEVER do in formal essay writing?
Use I, Me, My, You
Use Slang
Use "In Conclusion" etc.