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Elements of Literature
Literary Devices
Punctuation
Capitalization
Correct Usage
100
Words or phrases that don't mean what they first appear to mean, used to create an effect or description.
Figurative language.
100
Define and explain the difference between a metaphor and a simile.
Metaphor: is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as" Simile: compares unlike things using "like" and "as"
100
Gee I am so excited to take this final.
Gee, I am so excited to take this final.
100
tommy is an american.
Tommy is an American
100
There is a very concerned looking/concerned-looking gentle man/gentleman outside.
There is a very concerned-looking gentleman outside.
200
The hero, and usually the main character of the story, and the character or force working against them.
Protagonist, antagonist.
200
When objects that are not human take on human characteristics.
Personification
200
I need to look for these items at the school broccoli rutabaga and prunes.
I need to look for these items at the store: broccoli, rutabaga, and prunes.
200
sahuaro high school
Sahuaro High School
200
Their/they're/there the nicest people I know even if they are only semi serious/semi-serious all the time.
They're the nicest people I know even if they are only semi-serious all the time.
300
The opposition of forces that creates drama and excitement in the story; the subject the story is about.
Conflict, theme.
300
The device that uses repeating sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
300
School will be let out on May 24th 2013 when we will all go on fabulous summer vacations.
School will be let out on May 24th, 2013, when we will all go on fabulous summer vacations.
300
i love going to the reid park zoo with mom and my stepfather.
I love going to the Reid Park Zoo with Mom and my stepfather.
300
(Its/It's) so nice to be (reintroduced/re-introduced).
(Its/It's) so nice to be (reintroduced/re-introduced).
400
1.The individual telling the story and the position from which the story is presented to the reader. 2. Name two positions a story can be told from.
1. Narrator, point of view 2. 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person.
400
Identify 2 devices: This dog was so big, it was like a horse!
hyperbole, simile.
400
i have a question would you the most popular boy in school like to go to prom with me? debbie asked.
"I have a question; would you, the most popular boy in school, like to go to prom with me?" Debbie asked.
400
oh no, i think i forgot to turn on adams to go north so that we will make it to the 17th annual birthday bash so that we can give leah her gift, a copy of her favorite movie, night of the living dead.
Oh no, I think I forgot to turn on Adams to go north so that we will make it to the 17th Annual Birthday Bash so that we can give Leah her gift, a copy of her favorite movie, Night of the Living Dead.
400
Oh dear, the time is (nine o'clock am/nine o' clock/9:00 o' clock) already?
Oh dear, the time is nine o' clock already?
500
List all 5 parts of a traditional story and another, more general term for these parts.
Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, plot.
500
Identify all the devices you see below. She walked slowly, softly, slower than she ever had, her heels clicking against the sidewalk. The shimmering silvery garden sunset glared at her but she kept walking.
Alliteration, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia.
500
the president of the united states barack obama was quite frustrated he made a very good point when he informed the estonians children that they were not allowed to do anything noisy play the flute bang on the walls or kick a small dogs nose.
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, was quite frustrated; he made a very good point when he informed the Estonians' children that they were not allowed to do anything noisy: play the flute, bang on the walls, or kick a small dog's nose.
500
mr. walker really wants wednesday, june 22nd, to be hard; we have to read shakespeare's much ado about nothing, and remember the permission slips we had our parents sign so we can go to the national gallery of lunar art to see paintings of moons and planets like jupiter and saturn.
Mr. Walker really wants Wednesday, June 22nd, to be hard; we have to read Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, and remember the permission slips we had our parents sign so we can go to the National Gallery to see the lunar art exhibit with paintings of moons and planets like Jupiter and Saturn.
500
I am a self respecting/self-respecting lawyer, I have no problems re-newing/renewing my license its/it's going to be a piece of cake in their/they're/there.
I am a self-respecting lawyer, I will have no problem renewing my license it's going to be a piece of cake in there.