What literary device is used when a character says one thing but means another?
What is "irony"?
What is wrong with the following sentence?
I want to see the solar eclipse but it is cloudy.
What is "add a comma before 'but'".
What is the strategy you should use when analyzing a poem?
What is "TPFASTT"?
When reading nonfiction, you should use this strategy.
What is "#mainidea"?
This plot element includes character introductions and setting.
What is "exposition"?
This literary device is a comparison of two things not using "like" or "as".
What is a "metaphor"?
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Mrs. Wallace my English teacher is the coolest.
What is "add commas around 'my English teacher'"?
This type of figurative language stands for something greater than what it actually is.
What is a "symbol"?
This type of nonfiction is when something is told in time order.
What is "chronological order"?
This plot element is where the conflict builds.
What is "rising action"?
When the author gives human-like qualities to non-human objects or animals, they are using this literary device.
What is "personification"?
What is wrong with the following sentence?
We want to play outside however it is raining.
What is "We want to play outside; however, it is raining"?
What is a "stanza"?
This type of nonfiction is a story about someone's life.
What is "biography"?
The plot element is where all loose ends are tied up and the story comes to an end.
What is "resolution"?
This literary device uses repetition of initial sounds.
What is "alliteration"?
What is wrong with the following sentence?
The Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross north america, passing over mexico, the united states, and canada.
What is "capitalize proper nouns"?
Poems can do this term when they change in line length or tone.
What is "shift"?
This type of nonfiction is the story of someone's life written by that person.
What is "autobiography"?
This is the author's feelings toward what they are writing.
What is "tone"?
What words are used to imitate the sounds they describe?
What is "onomatopoeia"?
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Based on past weather patterns the hill country of Texas was supposed to be the ideal location for eclipse viewing
What is "Based on past weather patterns, the Hill Country of Texas was supposed to be the ideal location for eclipse viewing."?
The message of the poem or story.
What is "theme"?
The reason an author writes something.
What is "author's purpose"?
This term is how the reader feels after reading something.
What is "mood"?