Literary Devices
This is a universal truth that can be taken away from a text
What is theme?
on, under, behind, below, beneath, in are all examples of this part of speech
What is a preposition?
This root means "having to do with"
What is -ory?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
The color of a giraffe's tongue
When the opposite of what's expected to happen happens
What is irony?
Maintaining the same grammatical structure in a list. Example: Carlos and his cousin Manny like hiking, swimming, and horseback riding.
What is parallelism/parallel structure?
This root means "to remember"
What is mem-?
This is the definition of dialogue
What is characters talking to each other, indicated by quotation marks?
What is 88?
What is an allusion?
This punctuation mark can be used before a transition word to connect two independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
sim- means this, as used in the word "similarity"
What is "like"?
An expert opinion used to strengthen an argument
What is ethos?
the FIRST Disney princess
Who is Snow White?
the general attitude the author has toward the subject
What is tone?
This punctuation mark can be used to introduce a list after a complete sentence
What is a colon?
lingu- means this, as used in "linguistics"
What is "language"?
Repetition of middle vowel sounds
What is assonance?
the name for a group of ants
What is a colony?
The feeling or emotion associated with a word
What is connotation?
This type of sentence has at least 2 independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
spect- means this, as used in "spectacle"
What is "to look"?
Participles have one of these endings
What is -ing or -ed?
the world record for the number of hotdogs eaten in one sitting
What is 76?