Literary Techniques
When a writer intentionally uses a word two or more times for dramatic effect.
Repetition
What is Tone? Provide FIVE types of Tones.
The attitude of the author. Strictly focuses on the attitudes and feelings of a certain character.
Bite the bullet.
Break a leg.
Beat around the bush.
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Hiss, Snip, Moo, Bark, Bam, Boom, Woof...
A word that sounds like what it means.
Person v. Paranormal IS one of the four types of conflict.
False
When a writer hints at what will happen. Sets the stage for what will come later on in the story. Can be used through dialogue, omens, time, seasons, settings, or symbols.
Foreshadowing
What is Mood? Provide FIVE types of Mood.
The emotional response that the writer wishes to call up in the reader. Whatever emotions come about inside of the reader.
These high heels are killing me.
I walked a million miles to get here.
He's as skinny as a toothpick.
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Seriously funny, Living dead, Foolish wisdom, or Sweet sour.
A figure of speech that combines contradictory (opposing) words together.
Allegory is when a writer makes a reference to a place, event, person, or thing that is widely known.
False (Allusion)
What is Allegory?
A story where characters represent abstract qualities or ideas. Uses characters and events to give off a hidden message or meaning.
Imagery is the use of words to create a sensory experience. What are the FIVE senses that are targeted by Imagery?
Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch, & Sound
The child's eyes begged me for a cookie.
The house stood tall over them.
Personification
Metaphor
My sister IS the devil. The world IS your oyster.
A figure of speech that DIRECTLY compares one thing to another.
The difference between MOOD and TONE is that MOOD focuses on the emotions that come about INSIDE of the reader.
True
What is it called when a writer makes a reference to a place, event, statement, person, or thing that is widely known?
Allusion
What is conflict? What are the FOUR types of conflict?
The resistance that the protagonist faces as they're trying to achieve their goals.
Life is a highway.
Her eyes were diamonds.
Metaphor
Simile
She swam LIKE a fish. He is as quiet AS a mouse.
Creating a comparison between two things using LIKE or AS. Says something is like something else.
The type of P.O.V. in which the narrator is able to reveal information about ALL of the characters including their THOUGHTS and FEELINGS in Second Person Point of View.
False (Third Person Omniscient)
What is an Idiom?
A phrase that has a meaning that is different from its literal meaning.
What is the difference between DIRECT and INDIRECT Characterization?
In DIRECT Characterization, the writer is DIRECTLY describing a character straight forward. In INDIRECT Characterization, the writer provides a hint as to what the character is like through thoughts, actions, dialogue, etc.
The waves crashed against the side of the boat.
The sausages are sizzling in the pan.
Onomatopoeia
Personification
She sat down at the TIRED overworked desk. The clock STARED at me menacingly.
Giving human traits or attributes to objects or animals. Used to create a clear image in the mind of the reader.
"Mike, you can't take on Sampson! It's a modern day David v. Goliath, and you're David!"
Is an example of Allusion.
True