Literary Devices
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
What is Imagery?
A play on words; a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings
What is Pun?
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Brent left his studying until the last minute so he isn’t sure he will get a good grade on his English test.
Brent left his studying until the last minute, so he isn’t sure he will get a good grade on his English test.
Identify the incorrect word and correct it.
Their are too many people here!
Their should be there
The time and place a story happens within.
What is Setting?
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
What is Oxymoron?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole?
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There are many enjoyable entertaining video games out there but the original Mario Brothers is still my favorite one.
There are many enjoyable, entertaining video games out there, but the original Mario Brothers is still my favorite one.
Identify the incorrect word and correct it.
Your not allowed to go there!
Your should be You're
The string of events that create the story.
What is plot?
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended
What is Situational Irony?
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman (ex: the river ran through the woods)
What is Personification?
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The football team The Raiders were having an incredible season so the whole town attended the games.
The football team, The Raiders, were having an incredible season, so the whole town attended the games.
Identify the incorrect word and correct it.
It's hard to except bad news as true.
except should be accept
The people, animals, things, etc that take place in the action of the story.
What is character?
the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object (think Zootopia)
What is Anthropomorphism?
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (ex: under the weather; raining cats and dogs)
What is Idiom?
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Ernest Hemingway the famous English novelist wrote “There is no friend as loyal as a book” and I completely agree.
Ernest Hemingway, the famous English novelist, wrote, “There is no friend as loyal as a book,” and I completely agree.
Identify the incorrect words and correct them. (2)
Mrs. Hicks is you're principle at the school.
Your, principal
a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist
What is conflict?
Excessive pride or confidence
What is Hubris?
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. (Ex: "passed away" instead of "died"; "vertically challenged" instead of "short")
What is Euphemism?
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Last week my sister’s car a yellow Beetle broke down but our handy talented father fixed it himself.
Last week, my sister’s car, a yellow Beetle, broke down, but our handy, talented father fixed it himself.
Identify the incorrect words and correct them. (4)
Their is no one in the hole world who could tell weather these words are write!
There, whole, whether, right
a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
What is theme?