Literary Devices in a Story
If events are told by someone outside the story, what is that called?
3rd person point of view
What did the bee do? (onomatopoeia)
The bee buzzed
What is the highest point in a story called?
climax
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
1. Use the literary device "oxymoron" in a sentence.
2. Describe what an oxymoron is.
1. Jumbo shrimp, sweet sorrow
2. An oxymoron is the close placement of words having opposite or near opposite meanings in order to create a unique description.
What is poetry called if it has irregular lines and may or may not rhyme?
Free-verse
Use a sentence using generalization.
"All human beings hope for something"
"All adults are more intelligent than children"
Use personification to describe the SmartBoard.
“The SmartBoard stands proudly at the front of the classroom, its screen flickering to life each morning to greet the students with a bright smile.”
Indirect characterization: the writer allows the reader to draw his/her conclusions as to what a character is like, based on the appearances, words, actions, and interactions with other characters.