Literary Devices
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
a hint of future events
Foreshadowing
Many of us have ambivalent feelings about our politicians, admiring but also distrusting them. Ambivalent means
mixed critical approving.
Mixed
Independent or Dependent?
I will go on a trip.
Independent
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea. When I thought about my chemistry final, I knew what David must have felt when facing Goliath.
Allusion
A heart and the peace sign are examples of what
Symbolism
This is when a character actually reminisces about past events, retells the story.
Flashback
The adverse effects of this drug, including dizziness, nausea, and headaches, have caused it to be withdrawn from the market. Adverse means
artificial. energetic. harmful.
Harmful
Independent or Dependent?
Since the tire is flat.
Dependent
"My locker is a garbage dump" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
The point in the plot chart where we are introduced to our characters, setting, and main conflict.
Exposition
I am more afraid of the look in your eyes than twenty of your guards swords.
Hyperbole
Mundane activities such as doing the laundry or dishes or going food shopping or reading the newspaper all help me relax. Mundane means
exciting. painful. ordinary.
Ordinary
Independent or Dependent?
Because I am interested in glass blowing.
Dependent
"The moon was as round as a glowing baseball" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
The point of highest emotional intensity in the story.
Climax
The muck sucked viciously at his foot
Personification
Some animals have remarkable longevity. For example, the giant land tortoise can live several hundred years. Longevity means
appearances. length of life. habits.
Length of life
Independent or Dependent?
We would still like to go.
Independent.
Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting. What synonym of scalding, from the sentence above, gives a more positive connotation?
cold. humid. frigid. hot
Hot
Blind-folded cupid shot an arrow through my heart.
Allusion
My waterfall of tears gushed from the pools of my eyes when I was reunited with my family
Metaphor
Today was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted. Turmoil means
discussion. confusion. harmony
Confusion
Independent or Dependent?
In case you are wondering how to get there.
Dependent
Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person who hit their car today. What is the denotation of the word grave in the sentence above?
curious. unusual. boring. serious
Serious