Literary Devices A
"My love is like a rose." This is an example of ________.
Simile
What is the TONE of the following poem:
“Marigold” by Mahogany L. Browne
Each flower a wilting sun
The death of a new day is never kind
Grief ain’t no song
No loss is this romantic
Possible answers: Pessimistic, gloomy, defeates, cynical, despondant
What is the corect term for "in-text citation" = (Blake 5).
parenthetical citation
Read the Poem below. If the "Captain" is a representation for Abraham Lincoln, what literary device is that?
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Possible Answers:
Allusion to his assasination; symbolism
Absolute Language
"Time is a thief." This is a _______:
Metaphor
What is the academic term for "Word Choice"?
Diction
What is WRONG with the following sentence (specific to MLA citation, NOT spacing, or font):
Corrie ten Boom states "There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still" in her memoir The Hiding Place. This statement acknowledges that life can present us with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, plunging us into depths of despair and hopelessness. However, it instills an invaluable sense of hope and reassurance, reminding us that God's love surpasses all boundaries and can reach even the darkest corners of our lives.
the parenthetical citation is missing
Read the Poem below. What is the rhyme scheme?
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
A A B B C D E F
"I'm so hungry I could eat 500 pizzas!" This is an example of _______:
Hyperbole
When a person is telling you a story about their life, it is called an _______.
Anecdote
What "style" most characterizes the following poem?
"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Answers will vary:
metaphor, symbolism, analogy, rhyme scheme, etc.
What is the nature of the underlined transition in the following sentence?
Some people in New Jersey built their houses very close to the shoreline. Consequently, they have had to spend a lot of money trying to protect their property from the sea.
a. addition b. contrast c. illustration/example d. cause and effect
d. cause and effect
Read the poem excerpt below; what TWO literary devices are employed in the line “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
by William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
simile and personification
"Hey y’all- you ain’t ‘posed to be here standn’ around!" This is an example of _______:
Colloquialism/ Colloquial Language
"Terrible Things'' is a children’s story that uses animals to symbolize the Nazis and teach the reader about the importance of standing up for those that are oppressed. This story is considered an ______:
Allegory
What is the THEME of the following poem?
"And the Ghosts" by Graham Foust
they own everything
answers will vary: sorrow can be a burden, etc
What transition word would be an acceptable replacement for the underlined term in the sentence below:
Telephone interviewing allows for a large number of responses in a short time and at relatively low cost. Moreover, the method permits interviewers to reach respondents at specific times of the day
answers vary: and, also, further, furthermore, too, in addition, then, of equal importance, equally important,
Read the poem excerpt below; what TWO literary devices are employed most often?
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
repetition and personification
"He was a real Romeo with the ladies." This refers to the play by William Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet” and is thus an example of _______:
Allusion
"The older you become, the more you realize how little you know" This statement is a _______:
Paradox
What "style" characterizes the following poem?
"Fog" by Carl Sandberg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Zoomorphism
Daily Double!!!!
What are you willing to bet?
Question:
Compose a sentence (s) that uses at least one of the following words correctly: However, Although, Consequently, Nonetheless
In the poem "Oranges" by Gary Soto, the speaker Is on a date with a girl he likes. He is carrying 2 oranges for them to share, but when they pass by a store, she wants a treat. In his poem he recounts his inability to pay for the chocolate. Instead, he puts on the cashier's counter what money he has left and one of the oranges he had in his pocket. Knowing this, and in looking at the last line of the poem below, explain what literary device is used, and the THEME of the poem:
Outside,
A few cars hissing past,
Fog hanging like old
Coats between the trees.
I took my girl’s hand
In mine for two blocks,
Then released it to let
Her unwrap the chocolate.
I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands.
Lit Device: metaphor
Theme: Answers will vary
"The recurring images of water in the novel symbolize purification and renewal." This description refers to _______:
Motif