Literary Devices: Part 1
Benvolio vs. Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet
What is character foil?
Juxtaposition of scenes/emotions.
What is thematic tension?
“I did not fast. First of all, to please my father who had forbidden me to do so. And then, there was no longer any reason to fast. I no longer accepted God’s silence."
Who is Elie Wiesel?
The final stage of the writing process.
What is publishing?
From Romeo and Juliet, irrational, hot-headed, and always looking for a fight.
Who is Mercutio?
Hints on what will happen next
What is foreshadowing?
Friar Laurence’s Speech (Act V, Scene iii).
What is monologue?
“Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough."
Who is Scout Finch?
The part of the perfect paragraph where the writer goes deeper into the meaning and purpose of the quote - especially relating it to people in general or society.
What is analysis?
From To Kill a Mockingbird, a lawyer, father of Scout and Jem.
Who is Atticus Finch?
Stars, Stars, Stars → Theme
What is motif?
Not meant to be interpreted literally.
What is a pun?
“Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, / I have no joy of this contract tonight. / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden."
Who is Juliet?
This occurs before a quote or support is presented in a paragraph.
What is a transition?
From Freedom Writers, part of a gang, key witness to a crime involving her friends and classmates.
Who is Eva?
People in general...
What is theme?
Oedipus; Arguably Romeo
"Here, take this knife...I won't need it anymore. You may find it useful. Also take this spoon. Don't sell it. Quickly! Go ahead, take what I'm giving you!"
The last sentence of an introduction that says what the essay will prove.
What is a thesis statement?
From West Side Story, former leader of the Jets, in love with Maria.
Who is Tony?
Appeal to emotion
What is ethos?
Setting, Characters, Situation
What is exposition?
"But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room."
The item that is missing from this in-text quotation: "I do protest I never injured thee, / But love thee better than thou canst devise, / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love" (III, i).
What is the author's last name?
From Night, tried to warn the Jews of Sighet about the
Moishe the Beadle