Literary Devices
What is a metaphor
Elements of a text that hint at what is to come later on?
What is foreshadowing?
A writer's central idea or main message
The following sentence contains two of this type of clause.
Everyone is ready; let the games begin!
What is an independent clause?
In an argument, this is the term for the writer's position on the issue.
What is the claim?
Extreme exaggeration
What type of character undergoes important internal changes as the plot unfolds?
What is dynamic character?
A writer's attitude toward his subject.
What is tone?
What is the primary difference between revising and editing?
What is
Revision= Fixing major issues (content)
Editing= Fixing minor issues (grammar)
What type of word should you begin the Body 1 Paragraph, Body 2 Paragraph, and Body 3 Paragraph with?
What is transition word?
When you write sentence with most words starting with the same letter - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is alliteration?
When something opposite happens that doesn't make sense and seems funny most of the time - fire station burned down
What is irony?
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
Because she is sick, she can not go to school?
What kind of sentence is this?
What is complex?
What type of evidence is often used to support the analysis in a literary essay?
What is textual evidence from the text such as quotes and paraphrases?
An object, animal, or event that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
What is a symbol or symbolism?
What is one large event that changes the outcome of the entire story? This is also called the turning point of the story.
What is the climax?
The author's choice of words...
What is diction?
I want to go to the movies, but I have to do my homework first.
What type of sentence is this?
What is compound sentence?
Schools should stay closed.
Good Or Bad? You must explain.
What is bad because there is no reasons?
When the author uses various words to describe the setting to help the reader visualize what is happening in the event.
What is imagery?
What is a serious story intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action?
What is drama?
My friends believe me when I say I am "For the People"; I will fight for you without sleep, because I love you! No other lawyer will fight for you like I can.
What rhetorical appeal is being used? Ethos, Pathos or Logos
What is pathos?
Because I got paid today, I bought my mom a new dress, and I bought my mom a pair of shoes?
What type of sentence is this?
What is compound-complex?
How do you make the thesis into a statement?
What is The thesis must answer the prompt?
One strategy is to change the prompt into a question format