Literary Techniques
words that describe what you can see, smell, taste, feel, or hear
imagery
when you're given hints in a story about what is to come
foreshadowing
What cultural movement is Langston Hughes associated with?
The Harlem Renaissance
Steinbeck describes Lennie as having “paws” rather than hands. What technique is this?
Zoomorphism
The name of the demigod from Moana
Maui
when an object or image represents a concept
symbolism
When you have many consecutive words that start with the same consonant sound
Alliteration
What technique is used in “What happens to a dream deferred?”
Rhetorical question
What is the name of the river in OMAM?
The Salinas river
The name of the male lead in Tangled (spell both first and last name)
Flynn Rider
When you put two things together side by side to compare them
juxtaposition
When you say something harsh or critical in a more kind, indirect way
euphemism
What method is used when Hughes describes a dream that “crusts and sugars over”?
Imagery
What technique is used when the death of Candy’s dog hints at Lennie’s fate?
Foreshadowing
Name of the male love interest in Frozen (the one Ana ends up with)
Kristoff
An unrealistic exaggeration of something
Hyperbole
informal words like slang
colloquialism
Which poem ends with “Or does it explode?"
Harlem
Who says “I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny”?
Curley's Wife
The main character in Encanto
Mirabel
sound effect words
onomatopoeia
When several lines in a poem end with the same word
epistrophe
Which poem includes the line “I am the darker brother”?
I, Too
Which town did George and Lennie flee from after Lennie grabbed a girl’s dress?
Weed
The name of the wise monkey in The Lion King
Rafiki