Literary Devices
This is the difference between similes and metaphors
What is... similies use "like" or "as" to compare two ideas, whereas metaphors do not.
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot.
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
Repetition
The narrator tells the story from their own point of view, using I or we.
What is first person?
What are the central idea (or main idea), thesis and big claim
“Buzz,” “crash,” and “pop” are examples of this device.
What is onomatopoeia?
The lesson or message of a story.
What is the theme
The pattern of rhymes
Rhyme scheme
“You walk into the room and feel nervous” uses which POV?
What is second person?
What are analyze the title and subheadings
Analyze the first paragraph
Identify and analyze key details
Analyze the last paragraph
“She sells seashells by the seashore” uses which sound device?
What is alliteration
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is the climax?
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery
or
What are sensory details
The narrator knows the thoughts of only one character.
What is third person limited?
Three types of text structures
What are Cause and Effect
Advantages and Disadvantages
Problem and Solution
Classification
Compare and contrast
“This homework is a mountain.” What device is used?
What is a metaphor?
The main problem in the story and how it is resolved
What is conflict and conflict resolution
A literary device that repeats consonant sounds within nearby words
Consonance
She hadn't planned on going to the party, but when she heard that Forest was going, she decided to show up. When she arrived, she immediately felt the vibe and knew her decision to attend was a good one.
What is third person limited point of view.
Why? It uses third-person pronouns like she and her rather than I or you.
The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character (what she thought and felt), which is typical of limited third person.
Three types of rhetorical devices authors use to persuade readers to their point of view on an argument
Loaded Language Parallelism
Repetition Direct address
Rhetorical Question
He waited a lifetime for the space shuttle to launch.
What is hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.
The only type of conflict where the character has an internal struggle, CHARACTER VS SELF
What is internal conflict
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following stanza
And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow—
“Shadow,” said he,
“Where can it be—
This land of Eldorado?”
A A B C C B
The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters.
What is third person omniscient?
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is the feeling or emotional atmosphere that the writing creates for the reader.
Tone is the author’s or narrator’s attitude toward the subject, characters, or audience.