Literary Devices
Each time I saw her face, a knife sliced through my heart.
Metaphor
Then or Than: I have more candy _____ her.
than
Milo joined in the game with confidence and enthusiastically.
Milo joined in the game with confidence and enthusiasm.
The main idea of an argumentative essay.
Thesis
Bill said that he aspires to work with the United States goverment when he graduates.
government
The shadows slowly crept down the wall.
Personification
To, Too, or Two: I need more salsa ____.
too
She came to the lecture prepared to take notes and with some questions to ask.
She came to the lecture prepared to take notes and ask questions.
The universal truth of a piece of literature.
Theme
Red foxes are carnivores native to Georgia that live in borrows.
burrows
You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles.
Allusion
Their, There, or They're: I love Dairy Queen; _____ blizzards are the best.
their
I am going to the store, driving home, and then I want to go out to dinner.
I am going to the store, driving home, and then going out to dinner.
The "paragraphs" of a poem
Stanza
Josh determined he research his project using an encycleopedia.
encyclopedia
Her ex-boyfriend called her a billion times last night.
Hyperbole
Its or It's: That shoe has lost ___ match.
its
He won the lottery, quit his job, and then he immediately bought presents for all his friends.
He won the lottery, quit his job, and bought presents for all his friends.
An author using dialogue and interactions to describe a character.
Indirect Characterization
A wombat is the size of a house cat and is covered with fur to the tip of its coarse, scaly tale.
Tail
My dad passed away last night.
Euphemism
Affect or Effect: The speech had a great ______ on me.
effect
Henry would store batteries under the sofa, behind the refrigerator, and sometimes he'd put them in the closet too.
Henry would store batteries under the sofa, behind the refrigerator, and in the closet.
In research, an autobiography or interview with an eye-witness.
Primary Source
I desperately wanted to visit the capital building in Washington, D.C.