Literary devices 1
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Marcellus' warning that he feels "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is an example of what?
What is foreshadowing?
"A horse is a very stable animal"
What is a pun?
When the speaker or author doesn't say exactly what they mean, but uses devices like simile, metaphor, personification, or onomatopoeia to convey meaning.
What is figurative language?
In a given community, any project will have to persuade its highest priority stakeholder, which is most likely ______________.
The government
Who killed Lady Macbeth?
She killed herself
"In the moonlight, the waves dance and play with the shore"
What is personification?
It's only 11am. I'm starving!!!
What is hyperbole?
a photograph of a seagull sitting on top of a no seagulls sign
what is irony?
Name two stakeholders was most likely to oppose our sonar project if the project were to disturb marine life?
Environmental groups/fishing boats/grocers/marine biologists/etc. (upon teacher review)
What rhythmic pattern did Shakespeare use in his poetry?
Iambic pentameter
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
"Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hatred; hatred leads to conflict; conflict leads to suffering."
This is an example of what?
What is repetition?
Deafening silence!
What is an oxymoron?
If you want to throw your best friend a birthday party, which stakeholder is likely to have the highest INTEREST?
Your best friend
A group of lines in a poem separated by a space
What is a stanza?
Words like boom, puff, grunt, boom, burp
What is onomatopoeia?
“I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
"This is the 80th time you've asked me that question."
What is hyperbole?
He is like a giraffe; long-necked with small ears.
What is simile?
Her parent(s)
What song did we analyze last semester that was adapted from a poem originally written in 1967 by John Cooper Clarke?
"I Wanna Be Yours" (by the Arctic Monkeys)
"Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -"
What is this an example of?
A metaphor
The gushing brook made its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.
What is imagery?
He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is metaphor?
Prioritizing Stakeholders looks primarily at the stakeholders' interests and __________.
AP Psychology/Psychology