Literary Devices
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
Where and when the story takes place
What is setting?
Quotes from another source that are used in essays to support the main point
What is evidence?
A specific person, place, or thing
What is a proper noun?
The protagonist of Maus
Who is Vladek?
This figurative language is shown in the example below:
I have told you a million times that I finished my essay.
What is a hyperbole?
This element is often broken up into five different parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is the plot?
An essay that is trying to persuade someone to do/believe something.
What is a persuasive (argumentative) essay?
The words below are examples of this kind of word:
Slowly, quickly, loudly
What are adverbs?
The genre of 1984
What is a dystopia?
When the author hints at something that will happen in the future in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The lesson
What is theme?
An essay that analyzes a book or piece of writing
What is a literary analysis?
This piece of punctuation is often used to introduce a list
What is a colon?
The antagonist of "The Fall of the House of Usher"
What is the House of Usher?
When a person says one thing, but it is the opposite of what is really meant.
Ex: It is a rainy, cloudy and someone says, "What beautiful day!"
What is irony?
The problem of the story
What is conflict?
Every essay needs this to make its point clear
What is a thesis statement (claim)?
This piece of punctuation can be used instead of a comma to separate items in a list
What is a semicolon?
What the main character in "The Yellow Wallpaper" was diagnosed with.
What is hysteria?
Below is an example of this type of figurative language, which is meant to create a new meaning by combining two opposite words into one phrase:
There was a deafening silence in the room.
What is oxymoron?
The setting of the story sets this element. Without the setting, most readers would not be able to figure out the vibe of the story.
What is mood?
Fiction or prose novels are written in this type of writing
What is narrative?
Words or phrases used to express emotions
Ex: Wow, oops, uh-oh
What are interjections?
The climax of "The Veldt"
When George and Lydia get locked in the nursery and eaten by lions?