Literary Devices
A comparison of two things using like or as
What is simile?
The introduction to characters, setting, and state of the world at the start of a text
What is exposition?
A universal lesson or message
What is theme?
The U in RUTROW
What is "Underline key words"?
The number of points you are graded out of for short responses on the state test
What is two?
Assigning human characteristics to a nonhuman thing
What is personification?
The collection of conflicts and events that lead up to a major turning point in a text
What is rising action?
The author's main argument in a non-fiction text
What is central idea?
The T in RUTROW
What is "Think about your answer"?
The formula you should use to ensure points on a short response
What is PEEL?
A direct comparison of two things without the use of like or as
The major turning point in a text
The order of sequential events in a text
The W in RUTROW
What is "Why? Prove your answer is correct!"?
The number of categories you are graded on for an essay on the state test
What is four?
A word that imitates a sound
What is onomatopoeia?
The events after the major turning point where things begin to wind down in a text
What is falling action?
The way in which an author describes the individuals in their writing
What is characterization?
The O in RUTROW
What is "Omit wrong answers"?
The four things you are graded on for an essay on the state test
What are: Analysis, Evidence, Organization, and Conventions?
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word
What is alliteration?
The return to normalcy or solution to all conflicts in a text
What is resolution?
When an item or image takes on a deeper meaning
What is symbolism?
The two Rs in RUTROW
What are "Read the questions before the text" and "Read all answer choices"?
The general structure for an essay in English class
What is: Intro, Bodies, Conclusion?