Literary/Rhetorical Devices in Action
"He was as tall as a tree"
Simile
The person or force that opposes the protagonist.
Antagonist
Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured, likeable
Amiable
This character is ordered by her father to marry Demetrius.
Who gives Rahul advice that he should be the best at something?
This literary term describes the time and place of a story.
Setting
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
Alliteration
One type of conflict in literature is Man vs. ______
Example: Jonas vs. the system of rules in his world
Society
Make believe with the intent to deceive, to pretend
Feign
How many Acts are in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
5
Jonas is selected to become this important role in the community.
The Receiver
This punctuation mark can join two closely related independent clauses.
Semicolon
"What's not to like?"
Rhetorical Question
This is the turning point of a story—often the most exciting moment.
Climax
Completely empty or lacking
Barren
In Maus, Jewish people are represented as this animal.
Mice
This story is told by a narrator who tries to convince the reader he is sane.
The Tell-Tale Heart
One type of conflict in literature is Man vs. ______
Example: Jonas surviving in the woods with Gabriel
Nature
"Spring is dying. Summer is ready to take its place."
Personification
List the three types of irony
Verbal, situational, and dramatic
A condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
Proverb
This character is Jonas’s friend who is assigned to care for the elderly.
Fiona
Vladek and Anja first try to hide from the Nazis in this country.
Poland
List all the FANBOYS
For And Nor But Or Yet So
"I've told you a million times!"
Hyperbole
These are the three modes of persuasion established by Aristotle
Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
A place where members of a religious community live
Cloister
What is the name of the juice that Puck applies to the Athenians' eyes?
Love-in-idleness
The Tell-Tale Heart was written by this author
Edgar Allen Poe
In The Giver, the community values this so much that people must apologize for inaccurate wording and avoid words like “love.”
Precision of Language