Literary Devices
My phone kept calling my name, it was begging and begging for me to use it.
What is personification?
Which twin represents all that is bad and evil
What is the left-handed twin?
Set along the Atlantic coast for thousands of years, the Wampanoag people lived where we now call Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
What is setting?
To inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is author's purpose?
The underlying message or central idea of a literary work.
What is theme?
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
What is context clues?
How many survivors were left in "A Desperate Trek Across America"?
What is 4 survivors?
Make yourself at home while you wait.
What is reflective pronouns?
Since Alisson did not attend rehearsal, she was excluded from the recital.
What is cause and effect?
First I wake up and eat breakfast. Then I shower and get dressed. Lastly, I grab my backpack and head to school.
What is sequence?
Cabeza de Vaca was a brave conquistador who stood up for what he believed was right. He became an advocate for the humane treatment of the indigenous people.
What is characterization?
The theme of the creation myth, "The World on the Turtle's Back".
(two boys’ differences bring balance to the world)
What is a balance between good and evil?
He wants to bake chocolate chip cookies.
What is infinitive phrase?
The main message, insight, or idea that the author wants to convey to the reader throughout the entire text.
What is central idea?
The god Atum spoke himself into existence out of a swirling watery chaos called Nu, then used his divine will to generate the next generation of gods.
What is creation myth?
Time is a thief.
What is metaphor?
The setting of "A Desperate Trek Across America"
On the coast of _____ in ____, a group of conquistadors face starvation, disease, and enslavement.
What is Florida, 1528?
Imagery, metaphors, personification, etc.
What is figurative language?
A logical conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements.
What is inference?
Good morrow passenger, where do thoust goeth?
What is archaic vocabulary?
Inside the dome-shaped wettus, you could smell wooden frames and woven cattail mats from which they were made from. Wampanoag families gathered around the hot fires and slept on extremely soft and velvety furs.
What is imagery?
The central idea of "Wampanaog Tribe"
(A resilient community with a thousands-year history of rich cultural traditions and environmental stewardship that continues today)
What is Wampanoags are more than just a tribe who first greeted the Pilgrims?
Details, facts, or quotations from a text used to support inferences and conclusions.
What is textual evidence?
The sentence "The dog chases the ball" uses an _____, compared to "The ball is chased by the dog" which uses a passive one.
What is active voice?
A struggle between opposing forces that drives a story's plot and develops or reveals characters.
What is conflict?