Literary Devices
The adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist
What is the antagonist?
To start or cause to begin
What is initiate?
When the audience knows more than the characters, helps build suspense
What is dramatic irony?
Strategies you can use to write a topic sentence
What is: Sentence type, subordinating conjunction, appositive?
An article about the reasons why people are obsessed with true crime
What is Why Are We Obsessed with True Crime?
A comparison made between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
An official rule or proclamation
What is an edict?
A humorous scene or speech meant to relieve tension; the contrast can heighten the seriousness of the action
What is comic relief?
Four sentence types
What is statement, question, exclamation, command?
A character in Romeo and Juliet who is a religious leader and advises Romeo and Juliet. Is often presented as compassionate, but can also be interpreted as manipulative
Who is Friar Lawrence?
A character's remark that others on stage do not hear
What is an aside?
A characteristic, quality or trait
What is an attribute?
A reference to a literary or historical person or event that the audience is expected to know
What is an allusion?
because tells why
but shows change of direction
___ indicates cause and effect
What is so?
A book about two teenagers set in Oakland, California
What is The 57 Bus?
A speech given by a character alone
What is a soliloquy?
To praise
What is laud?
Expression containing an apparent contradiction
What is an oxymoron?
The amount of paragraphs a literary analysis essay typically is
What is 2-3?
In The 57 Bus, Richard went to __________, Sasha went to Maybeck High School
What is Oakland High School?
A character who contrasts with another character, highlighting their qualities
What is a foil?
To criticize or scold
What is berate?
The way a writer creates and develops characters' personalities
What is characterization?
A statement about life, human nature (how people are) or society. Typically a sentence.
What is a thesis statement?
"I am not a thug, gangster, hoodlum, nor monster. Im a young African American male who's made a terrible mistake. Not only did I hurt you but I hurt your family & friends for I have brought shame to them and our country and I shall be punished which is going to be hard for me because I'm not made to be incarcerated."
Who is Richard?