Literary Devices
Comparing two objects using like or as.
Simile
What word means false idea? Or mistaken belief?
Fallacy
The economist revealed the fallacy in the government’s proposal.
The stale bread was as hard as a rock.
Simile
Loung was one of how many siblings?
Seven
Was Paul Rusesabagina a Hutu or Tutsi?
A Hutu. Paul's wife was Tutsi.
Using extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What is the word for a discord or harsh sound?
Cacophony.
While we sought harmony, our enemies were pleased with cacophony.
The car lights blinked in the distance.
Personification or Imagery.
What does Kim do to support his family?
He steals corn.
Identify at LEAST three things that led to the Rwandan genocide.
Examples: The assassination of the president/the division created by Belgium when the colonized Rwanda/The inaction of the United Nations and International Community/The Rwandan Radio
Giving human qualities to an object or animal
Personification
What word means wise or showing careful judgement?
Judicious
Gary thought it more judicious to speak to his mother rather than his father about extending his curfew.
Boom, splat, buzz, kachoo!
Onomatopoeia
The Angkar wanted to desensitize the Cambodian children because. . .
They wanted to make them child soldiers.
A dichotomy refers to
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
The repetition of a beginning consonant sound in words that are close together.
Alliteration
Someone who is hard to please is known as what?
Fastidious
Everett was so fastidious that his messy fraternity brothers refused to room with him.
It was so cold outside, I thought I would die.
Hyperbole
How does Loung Ung create mood in describing the deaths or her sister & father? Identify three literary techniques.
By using repetition, diction, and imagery.
What is something Colonel Dallaire wished he had done? He said this in the article "the Media Dichotomy".
He wished he leaked the January 11th cable that had outlined the plans for the genocide.
Words that imitate the sound they make.
Onomatopoeia
To persuade by pleasant words or false promises is to. .
Cajole
First he tried to cajole the witness into testifying; then he used threats.
She's got a heart of gold.
Metaphor
The quote: "A scream claws its way to my throat, but it comes out a whimper", is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification
Define the word dichotomy and explain the dichotomy between the Rwandan media and the International media.
The word means a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
In Rwanda, the radio incited the genocide, while the International media ignored it.