Literary Devices
Repeating words or phrases for effect
Repetition
The ability to read and write is called... (Starts with an L...)
Literacy
English playwright and poet who wrote Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
When a writer gives an object human-like qualities (starts with a P...)
Personification
When words have the same sound at the end. Common in poetry
Rhyme
an author's opinion on or view of a topic
Point of view OR perspective
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
An exaggeration for dramatic effect
hyperbole
Hints or clues about what might happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The feelings or ideas associated with a word, beyond its dictionary meaning
Connotation
Which country has banned the most books? (India, China, US)
India
A word that sounds like the thing it is describing (ex: "click")
Onomatopoeia
Language that helps you imagine what something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels like.
Imagery
Theme is...
underlying message of a piece of writing
What is the best selling book of all time?
The Christian Bible
A comparison made when you describe one thing as being another. (ex: "this room IS a prison.")
Saying or doing one thing while meaning the opposite
A word that is the same across two or more languages is called a...(cormorant, cognate, co-morphism).
Cognate
The Main Villain of Othello
(Starts with an I...)
Iago
A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth. “Less is more”
Paradox