Literary Devices
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is the setting?
The time and place of a story.
What is a prefix?
A word part added to the beginning of a word.
What is chronological order?
Events arranged in the order they happened.
Define inference.
A logical guess based on evidence.
Which is an example of personification?
A. The wind whispered through the trees
B. She ran as fast as a cheetah
C. The boy was a rock
D. The cat meowed loudly
A
What is the theme of a story?
The message or lesson of a story.
What is a suffix?
A word part added to the end of a word.
What is cause and effect?
When one event leads to another.
What is the main idea of a passage?
The overall idea or point.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is a root word?
The base part of a word.
What is problem and solution?
A text structure where an issue is presented and resolved.
What are context clues?
Hints in the text that help determine word meaning.
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
A. The house is as big as a mountain.
B. He was a lion in battle.
C. Boom! The firework exploded.
D. The stars danced in the night sky.
C
What is foreshadowing?
Hints about what will happen later.
What are homophones?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
What is compare and contrast?
Identifying similarities and differences
What is an author’s purpose?
The reason the author wrote the text.
What does "alliteration" mean?
The repetition of a beginning sound.
What is the resolution of a story?
How the problem is solved.
What is an idiom?
A phrase with a meaning different from its literal words.
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that presents the main argument.
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
A fact can be proven; an opinion is a belief.