Literary Devices
Conventions of Fiction
Irony
Strategy 1 & 2
Random Year Review
100
A comparison between 2 unlike things using the words like or as.
What is SIMILE?
100
The people, animals, in the story
What is CHARACTERS?
100
Something that is unexpected.
What is IRONY?
100
A true statement
What is FACT?
100
A person, place, or thing
What is NOUN?
200
Exaggeration. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!!!
What is HYPERBOLE?
200
Where the story takes place
What is SETTING?
200
Verbal, Dramatic, Situational
What is the 3 TYPES OF IRONY?
200
The topic or most important thing in the story.
What is MAIN IDEA?
200
Words that have the SAME meaning. Example: The pretty girl winked at the cute boy.
What is a SYNONYM?
300
Giving human characteristics to non-living things.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
300
The BEST or most EXCITING part of the story.
What is CLIMAX?
300
A character says one thing, but means the opposite. Also called sarcasm or being sarcastic.
What is VERBAL IRONY?
300
What you should do before reading and answering the questions
What is NUMBERING EACH PARAGRAPH
300
The result of the cause. Example: My uncle took me to watch a movie.
What is EFFECT?
400
BOOM! SPLAT! TAP, TAP, TAP!
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
400
Problems in the story
What is CONFLICT?
400
When the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character or when you know something that a character doesn't.
What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
400
The meaning or definition
What is VOCABULARY?
400
I played the oldest brother in this story. Our parents died in a car accident, and so I had to care for my two younger brothers. I could've gone to college on a football scholarship. Who am I?
What is DARRY from the OUTSIDERS?
500
The message or lesson that an author wants to teach you.
What is THEME?
500
The main events in the story
What is PLOT?
500
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
What is SITUATIONAL IRONY?
500
Making a smart guess
What is INFERENCE?
500
We sit in a group of two people and use flashcards.
What is PEER TUTORING?
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