Simile & Metaphor
"The runner was as fast as a cheetah." Name the device.
What is a simile?
A character slams the door and walks away without saying goodbye. What can you infer?
What is: "The character is angry," "The character is upset," etc.?
Define Symbolism.
What is "When the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story"?
"The air smelled of freshly baked bread." What sense is appealed to?
What is smell (or olfactory)?
"I've told you a million times!" Name the device.
What is hyperbole?
"His temper was a raging fire." Name the device.
What is a metaphor?
The narrator describes a character's expensive clothes and fancy car. What might this suggest?
What is: "The character is wealthy," "The character is concerned with appearances," etc.?
In literature, what can a dark forest often represent?
What is: "The unknown," "danger," "a journey into the subconscious," etc.?
Describe a sound that creates a feeling of suspense.
What is: "A creaking door," "a ticking clock," "silence," etc.?
What is the purpose of using hyperbole?
Answer: What is: "To emphasize a point," "to create humor," "to exaggerate for effect," etc.?
Complete the simile: "The snow fell like..."
What is "like a blanket," "like feathers," "like tears," etc.? (Accept reasonable comparisons)
Define Characteristic and identify the two types of characterization.
What is: "the way an author reveals/presents/shows a character and reveals the character’s personality and traits. Direct and Indirect."?
Explain what a broken mirror might symbolize in a story.
What is: "A broken identity," "bad luck," "a fractured relationship," etc.?
Give an example of imagery that appeals to the sense of touch.
What is: "Rough sandpaper," "smooth silk," "cold metal," etc.?
Define personification.
What is: "Attributes human characteristics, emotions, behaviors, to inanimate objects, animals or ideas. Often used to make imagery more vivid."? (Accept reasonable answers)
What is being compared and what does the metaphor mean: "The internet is an information superhighway."
Answer: What is: "It compares the internet to a highway to show that it's a fast, organized system for moving information from place to place"?
What does it mean when an author uses direct characterization?
What is: "what we’re explicitly TOLD about the character(s) through comments made by another character or the author (done through descriptive adjectives or phrases)"?
Give an example of an object that could be a symbol and explain its possible meaning.
What is: "A rose might symbolize love," "A storm might symbolize conflict," etc.? (Accept reasonable answers)
How does imagery help the reader connect with a story?
What is: "It helps the reader visualize the scene," "It creates a more vivid and immersive experience," "It evokes emotions," etc.?
What is the effect of repeating a key phrase multiple times in a poem?
What is: "It can create rhythm," "It can emphasize a theme," "It can evoke emotion," etc.?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is: "A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison, while a metaphor makes a direct comparison without those words"?
What does it mean when an author uses indirect characterization?
What is: "The author SHOWS a character's personality through their speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks appearance"?
What is the difference between a literal object and a symbolic one?
What is: "A literal object is just itself, while a symbolic object represents a deeper idea or meaning"?
Define imagery and the purpose of author's using this device in their stories.
What is: "The use of descriptive language, especially in literature, that creates vivid mental pictures by appealing to our five senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch)/ To help reader's imagine the story" ?
Create an example of personification and hyperbole in one sentence.
What is: "The flowers danced in the wind at a million miles an hour./ The wind screamed my name a thousand times as it tried to rip the umbrella from my desperate grasp."? (Accept reasonable answers)