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LITERARY DEVICES
LITERARY DEVICES 2
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY 2
WILD CARD
100
the problem in a story
What is conflict?
100
Bang! Crash! Boom! are examples of this device
What is onomatopoeia?
100
another word for a tomb or a grave
What is sepulcher
100
Frederick Douglass was shackled in the ______________ of slavery.
What are fetters?
100
"freedom looked from every star, it smiled in every clasm, breathed in every wind and moved in every storm" is an example of this literary device
What is personification?
200
when a piece of literature refers to another literary work, the bible or an event in history
What is an allusion?
200
Hester heeded her orders and sewed scarlet letters for the pure Puritan people.
What is alliteration?
200
a puzzle or mystery that is difficult to solve
What is an enigma?
200
In the __________________ Proclaimation, slaves were freed.
What is emancipation?
200
how a reader feels when he or she reads a piece of literature
What is mood?
300
this is when an author hints at actions that will come in the future
What is foreshadowing?
300
"...the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him" is an example of this device.
What is personification?
300
another word for shame
What is ignominy?
300
The way her fellow Puritans treat Hester Prynne is _______________; her punishment is ridiculous!
What is ludicrous?
300
word choice in a piece of literature is called this
What is diction?
400
an author's message about humanity or life in general.
What is theme?
400
when a writer uses the five senses to describe
What is imagery?
400
another word for hateful
What is odious?
400
Many slaves were _________________; they did not have enough food, clothing or any belongings.
What is destitute?
400
This type of writing or literature is called a _______________________. HINT: We wrote one first quarter!
What is a narrative?
500
an author's attitude about his or her subject
What is tone?
500
"The black flower of civilized society, a prison" is an example of this device.
What is metaphor?
500
this word is a loss of innocence or a state of damnation
What is perdition?
500
If a slave was rude and ______________________, then he or she would be punished. Slaves were supposed to act civil and obey.
What is impertinent?
500
Name 4 Universal Human Rights that are denied to Frederick Douglass in his narrative.
What are the rights to: no torture, education, movement, no discrimination, no slavery, equality, play, a safe place to live, food and shelter, etc?