Literary Devices
This is the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
What is foreshadowing?
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This acronym structure ensures all aspects of an SCR are included.
What is ACE?
(fix the error)
"The dogs is barking loudly."
"The dogs are barking loudly."
Another word for word choice
What is diction?
This is a contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.
What is irony?
A direct comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
This structure presents information in the order in which it occurred.
What is chronological order?
(correct the error)
"I need to buy apples oranges, and bananas."
"I need to buy apples, oranges, and bananas."
The feeling or emotional association associated with a word.
What is connotation?
This is the sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
Giving human characteristics to something non-human.
What is personification?
This structure presents a problem and one or more solutions.
What is problem and solution?
(correct or incorrect apostrophe usage?)
"The dog's bone was laying on the floor."
What is correct?
(meaning of a word in context)
"The arduous climb up the mountain left them exhausted.
What is difficult?
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
The use of words to imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
This structure explains how events or concepts lead to other events or concepts.
What is cause and effect?
(correct or incorrect combination of independent clauses?)
"The rain stopped, but the sun didn't come out."
What is correct?
Words that have similar meanings.
What are synonyms?
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers.
What is theme?
A figure of speech involving an exaggeration for emphasis.
What is hyperbole?
This structure helps to deconstruct a prompt to explain what it is asking
What is ATFT?
(Correct the colon usage)
"Here are three: items a book, a pen, and paper."
"Here are three items: a book, a pen, and paper."
Words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?