LiterAry devices
Deafening silence!
What is an oxymoron?
the use of sarcasm or when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what they are saying
e.g "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!" after looking at a messy room.
What is verbal irony?
kacey tells Steve she loves his cooking but feeds it to the dog under the table.
dramatic irony
The animals spoke and sang to Snow White and braided her hair as she walked through the forest
personification
Bleach Blonde Butch Body
Alliteration
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
The repetition of an initial constant sound. (Peter Pan passed Priscilla)
Alliteration
What is this an example of :
“Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory’s mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been.”
What is repetition?
At, above, below, under, in, behind
What part of speech is this?
Prepositions
Sudden insight or realization
Ephiphony
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
What is onomatopoeia?
Using exaggeration with less strength than emphasis.
Example: This book weighs a ton!
Hyperbole
Putting two ideas near each other to highlight their differences.
Example: At the end of the road, you can only go left or right
jusxtaposition
What is Foreshadowing?
This part of speech takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun
Example (he, she, it, they, them, SOMEONE, SOMETHING, whichever, whatever)
a photograph of a seagull sitting on top of a no seagulls sign
what is irony?
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
What is hyperbole?
He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is metaphor?
The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work.
What is personification?
White.
There it was again.
Part of me was trying to remember something. I could feel my subconscious furiously digging to bring it up to the surface. It was so close. Right on the tip of my tongue.
Something white.
That was it!
Why hadn’t I seen it before?
I had to go!
I ran down the driveway. I had to be sure.
What is suspense?
A man is about to give a speech to a large audience on biology. Suddenly, he remembers playing with frogs and toads in his backyard as a curious child. He smiles at the memory, and then begins to speak to the audience about a new, groundbreaking finding about frogs.
What is flashback?
"Add fuel to the fire" is an example of a
What is Idiom?
A figure of speech in which objects or nonhuman things are given human characteristics.
The earth breathes.
His eyes told me he didn't go to bed on time last night.
Personification
The Story of a Boy Cried Wolf
"The, a" are what type of part of speech?
Articles
Ouch!
Part of Speech
Interjection
And, but, or, for, while
Part of speech
Conjunction
A character like Raven has a spell and temporarily loses consciousness in order to see a glimpse of the future
foreshadow
Awfully Good is an example of? Or "Little Giant" ?
Oxymoron
A play on words, often humorous.
Example: Her cat is near the computer, keep an eye on the mouse.
#itsnotaDADjoke