Literary Terms
The literal or dictionary definition of a word is its...
Denotation
Her boyfriend is a dog.
Metaphor
Umbrellas
Windshield Wipers
Puddles
It's Raining
The C in ACES.
Cite evidence from the text.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
An outcome of events contrary (opposite) to what was or might have been expected.
Irony
My grandmother is as sweet as honey.
Simile
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Beach Towels
At the beach.
Heart means love.
Red means stop.
Eagle means freedom.
Symbol(s)
I am always in front of you but you can never see me, what am I?
The future.
The feeling an audience or reader has when reading a text.
Mood
The fog wrapped its arms around me like a blanket.
Personification
Scarves
Snowflakes
Hot Chocolate
It's winter.
The three rhetorical appeals or means of persuasion.
Ethos / Logos / Pathos
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
Echo
When a description appeals to the senses and paints a picture in our mind.
Imagery
Bang! Bang!
Onomotopoeia
Sneezing
Tissues
Allergy Medication
sickness/cold
Historical Romance
Horror
Genres
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can't go outside. What am I?
A keyboard.
The attitude of the author on the subject they are writing about.
Tone
Bugs Black Blood
Alliteration
Bus
Backpack
Pencils
At school.
Clues
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Background Knowledge
Inference
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.