Comparisons and Irony
What compares two items using LIKE or AS?
simile
Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing.
personification
When a plural noun ending in "s" possesses something, does the apostrophe go before or after the "s?"
after
feeling, emotion, or attitude the author brings to a text
tone
Fragment, Run-on, or Sentence? "Going to the doctor while feeling sick."
Fragment (no subject)
What compares two items without using LIKE or AS?
metaphor
a person, situation, word, or object that represents something else
symbol
punctuation mark used to show range, as in a date range or page range
en-dash
literary device that suggests something will happen later in the plot
foreshadowing
Fragment, Run-on, or Sentence? "Go now."
Sentence (the subject of "you" is implied)
What type of irony occurs when the least expected outcome happens?
situational irony
alliteration
punctuation mark used to show strong stops or strong pauses or cutoff thoughts
em-dash
emotional use of strong language
connotative language
Fragment, Run-on, or Sentence? "The ship sailed the visitor waved."
Run-on (fused sentence)
What type of irony occurs when the audience knows something the character does not?
dramatic irony
What is the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence?
parallel structure
type of conjunction such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS)
coordinating conjunction
a literary device using huge exaggeration
hyperbole
Fragment, Run-on, or Sentence? "When studying for the test and eating lunch."
Fragment (no subject)
What type of irony occurs when a speaker says one thing but means another?
verbal irony
What is the repetition of a word/phrase at the beginnings of sentences?
anaphora
a type of conjunction that begins a subordinate clause
subordinating conjunction
device used when authors include blank lines between paragraphs to shift ideas or times
line break or spacing
Fragment, Run-on, or Sentence? Although she smiled I felt she was lying.
Run-on (missing a comma after the dependent clause)