Terms - Definition
A comparison of two things, NOT using "like" or "as"
metaphor
What literary device is used:
"He was like a delicate flower"
Simile
This pencil represents learning and creativity. This pencil is a _____.
symbol
These instructions typically appear in brackets and tell actors what to do in a given scene.
In the opening fable of The Joy Luck Club, what does the mother want to (eventually) give to her daughter?
the swan feather
An extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
What literary device is being used:
"The emerald grass swayed in the gentle breeze"
imagery
Someone references a famous writer, saying "She was the Shakespeare of her English class."
Allusion
Two or more characters are having a conversation with each other.
Who is Bing?
Rose's brother who drowns
foreshadowing
What literary device is used in the scenario below:
The actress poisons the stranger's drink, not knowing that the stranger is her mother. The audience is aware of the stranger's identity.
dramatic irony
"Death greeted her as she walked through the door"
Personification
The character is speaking out loud to the audience OR to another character.
monologue
His name/ reputation
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
A reference to another piece of media within a story.
Allusion
Explain the difference between Mood and Tone.
Mood --> the feeling the READER gets from a story
Tone --> the WRITER'S feeling about the topic
"My backpack weighs a ton"
Hyperbole
A form of a language in which an author writes their dialogue; determines how the characters speak.
For example, if a character is a cowboy, he might say "Howdy y'all" instead of "Hi everybody"
dialect
Name 2 characters from this year who died via rock.
Piggy & Giles
Name four types of conflict
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
Man. vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Technology
What literary device is being used:
The pilot in the story has a fear of heights.Man vs. Nature
An event that hooks the viewer into the story and sets everything else that happens into motion
inciting incident
What is the fate of each family member in "The Veldt"? (this is the very first story we read this year)
The children lock their parents in the room and they are eaten by lions.