Literary Devices
Lots of this literary device help readers to imagine what a story's evironment might look like.
What is imagery?
Everyone here has a name; therefore, everyone here can be considered this part of speech.
What is a proper noun?
This punctuation mark comes at the end of a sentence to indicate a thought has been completed (and it is missing from this clue)
What is a period?
Esperanza's story takes place during a time in U.S. history known as this.
What is The Dustbowl, or The Great Depression?
No, I don't have any of these; why aren't you using your water bottle instead?!
If you read about inanimate (non-living) objects demonstrating human characteristics or actions, you know you're dealing with this literary device.
What is personification?
How would you describe yourself? You'll want to use plenty of this part of speech.
What is an adjective?
If you want to include another person's words in your own writing, play it safe and use this punctuation mark so as to not confuse your reader.
What are quotation marks?
Do the words at the end of lines of poetry sound kinda similar? Well, then you have identified the poem's ______.
What is rhyme scheme?
In order to do this morning's writing prompt, you're going to need these two things — not your iPad.
What are pen/pencil and paper?
When The Beach Boys sang the line, "I'm a cork on the ocean, floating over the raging sea," they were using this literary device.
What is metaphor or extended metaphor?
What is a conjunction?
This punctuation mark is not permission to pause and take a breath and should not be used to join two independent clauses together.
What is a comma?
Noa, the main character in Checkpoints, told us about a _____ that isn't called a _____.
What is a war?
Marco, Elisa: please stop doing this in class; we don't want to attract rats again!
What is eating?
In the phrase, "World Wide Web," the repetition of the letter "W" is an example of this literary device.
What is alliteration?
When I'm talking about something specific, you'll know because I'll use this part of speech before the noun.
Please use this punctuation mark if you are going to write interjections, such as Hey, Wow, or Yikes.
What is an exclamation mark?
In prose writing, it's called a paragraph; in poetry, it's called this.
What is a stanza?
It's always a treat to hear an original song or poem from _______, the 6th grade's Poet Laureate (and new STS Historian).
Who is Bailey?
What is a simile?
After you read the following sentence, you'll guess the literary device that is in use (you just read 4 of them):
"Last week, I painted a wall; today, that painted wall collapsed! I suppose I'll try again next week."
What is a verbal?
Don't use the full one of these punctuation marks if you are going to join two independent clauses together to create a compound sentence.
What is a semicolon?
If you want the points for this question, a representative from your team must recite the Alice in Wonderland poem you memorized earlier this year.
What is:
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
[must be recited in full]
We tried to make _____ a regular part of class, but most found it difficult to stay quiet for more than a minute or so.
What is meditation?