Definitions
A comparison between two things that are different WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'
What is a METAPHOR?
"There...was another island, a rock...standing like a fort..." (27)
What is SIMILE
Setting in a story is what
What is time, place, and mood
Place a comma in this sentence: He said he loved her yet he never really showed his true feelings for her.
He said he loved her, yet he never really showed his true feelings for her.
"The bat was the child's shadow..." (15)
What is METAPHOR
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is PERSONIFICATION
What is SYMBOL
An article that is very clear on their opinion about something
What is BIAS
What does this sentence need for it to be correct; This summer, I hope to travel to Boston, Massachusetts, Annapolis, Maryland, Norfolk, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina.
What is semicolons after Massachusetts, Maryland and Virginia
the base topic or focus for the entire literary piece; a bigger idea throughout the literary work
What is THEME
The use of words that echo the words meaning (Think sound words)
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!" said the head. (164)
What is PERSONIFICATION
the mode of narration an author uses to let the reader hear and see what takes place in a story
What is point of view
a word that describes a noun
What is an ADJECTIVE
How old is Ms. Bates?
What is 25
Rhetorical devices referring to ethic, emotions, and logic.
What is ETHOS, PATHOS, AND LOGOS
What is this an example of: When Tituba first appears onstage, “she is also very frightened because her slave sense has warned her that, as always, trouble in this house eventually lands on her back.”
What is FORESHADOWING
the technique a writer uses to reveal the personality of characters to the reader
What is CHARACTERIZATION
Identify the parts of speech in this example (i.e. direct objects, adjective, subject, indirect object, verb, adverb, etc): He bought his son a bike.
What is SUBJECT, VERB, INDIRECT OBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT
He was having an affair with Abigial
Indirect reference to a person, place or thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
What is ALLUSION
When an article uses facts and figures to persuade you of something, it is an example of this rhetorical device:
What is LOGOS
a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character
What is 3rd person limited
A word that modifies itself, adjectives, and verbs
What is an ADVERB
What is Ms. Bates' favorite book of all time?
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton