Rhetorical Devices
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with a thing of a different kind using "like" or "as"
Which version of the following sentence uses a comma correctly?
1. "I woke up, this morning."
2. "This morning, I woke up."
Disappeared suddenly and completely.
What is "vanished"?
Pronouns that signal the first-person perspective
What are I, Me, Us, We?
A figure of speech (often framed as a joke) in which the multiple meanings of a word are exploited, i.e. "Why did the rabbit skip school? He was having a bad hare day."
Which version of the following sentence uses a comma correctly?
1. "Yes, the office equipment was shipped last week."
2. "Yes the office equipment was shipped, last week."
What is option 2?
(Of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.
What is "miserable"?
Pronouns that signal the third-person perspective
What are He, She, They?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?
Which version of the following sentence is grammatically correct?
1. "The concert will be cancelled if the singer is too ill."
2. "The concert will be cancelled, if the singer is too ill."
What is option 1?
Have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.
What is "dominate"?
the third-person limited perspective works this way
What is focusing on one character's private thoughts?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is onomatopoeia?
Which version of the following sentence is grammatically correct?
1. "When the cranes show up at the lake we know spring is coming."
2. "When the cranes show up at the lake, we know spring is coming."
What is option 1?
Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry.
What is "irritable"?
The third-person omniscient perspective works this way
What is focusing on multiple characters' private thoughts and feelings?
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
Can you identify the dependent clause in the following sentence?
"[We know spring is coming] (when the cranes show up at the lake)."
What is "when the cranes show up at the lake"?
Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
What is "impetuous"?
The speaker in poetry
What is the narrative voice?