Literary Devices and Figurative Language
I am a comparison using "like" or "as".
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
Hermione, Ronald Weasley, Dumbledore, and Snape
WHAT IS THE HARRY POTTER SERIES?
I am the most exciting part of the story; the turning point.
WHAT IS THE CLIMAX?
A story about a person's life
WHAT IS A BIOGRAPHY?
Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle
I am an extreme exaggeration, such as "There are a million kids here tonight!"
WHAT IS HYPERBOLE?
Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, and Cato
WHAT IS THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES?
I am the ending of the story, where all loose ends are tied up.
WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION?
Typically set in the future, this genre shows the impact potential technology or new discoveries could have on society.
WHAT IS SCIENCE FICTION?
Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Light in the Attic, The Giving Tree
WHO IS SHEL SILVERSTEIN?
I am a sentence with the same starting sounds such as, "bristly bears" and "weak and weary".
WHAT IS ALLITERATION?
Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Two-Bit Mathews, and Dallas
WHAT IS THE OUTSIDERS?
I am the main character that a piece of fiction mainly concentrates on?
WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST?
A genre of fiction that deals with solving crimes or unraveling secrets
WHAT IS MYSTERY?
Ramona the Pest, Henry Higgins, The Mouse and the Motorcycle
WHO IS BEVERLY CLEARY?
I am words that sounds like the sounds they make, such as "BAM", "BOOM", and "SNAP, CRACKLE, POP".
WHAT IS ONOMATOPOEIA?
Rodrick, Greg Heffley, Rowley Jefferson, Fregley
WHAT IS DIARY OF A WIMPY KID?
The emotional response a writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story
WHAT IS MOOD?
A tale of wonder for children, which usually involves magical creatures and ends "happily ever after"
WHAT IS A FAIRY TALE?
"The Raven", "The Tell Tale Heart", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Fall of the House of Usher"
WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE?
I am a phrase that is different than its literal meaning, such as "That was a piece of cake".
WHAT IS AN IDIOM?
Brian Robeson, Brian's mother, Brian's father, Terry
WHAT IS HATCHET?
The attitude of an author towards its subject or audience
WHAT IS TONE?
A brief piece of fiction that contains no major sub-plots, only has a few characters, and usually centers around a single conflict
WHAT IS A SHORT STORY?
The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello
WHO IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?