Literary Devices
The part of speech that describes a noun
What is an Adjective?
This book talks about a young wizard who discovers the truth about himself and attends a school of wizardry.
What is Harry Potter?
What punctuation mark is missing in this sentence? “Its time to go to the store. “
What is an apostrophe? (It’s)
this genre includes stories about imaginary world’s magical creatures and often heroic quests such as Harry Potter, and the Lord of the rings
What is fantasy
her audacity to challenge the teachers decision, shocked the entire class
What does “audacity “mean
What is boldness or daring?
A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to non-human things
what is Personification?
This dystopian novel follows a young woman who volunteers to take the place of her younger sister in a brutal televised fight to the death.
What is The Hunger Games?
What is used at the end of a declarative sentence to simply end it.
What is a Period?
this genre involves a detective, solving a mystery or crime often with complex plots and twists as seen in Sherlock Holmes
What is mystery
The teams camaraderie was evident as they celebrated their hard earned victory
What does “camaraderie “mean
What is friendship or mutual trust?
The use of hints or clues to suggest future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
This classic novel explores the life of a man living lavishly in the 1920‘s as he tries to win over the love of his life.
What is The Great Gatsby?
this punctuation mark is used to indicate the possessive form of singular or plural nouns, and its placement can vary, depending on whether the noun is plural or singular.
What is an Apostrophe
this genre includes stories set in the future or in Space often dealing with technology science and dystopian societies such as the hunger games or 1984
Science Fiction
despite the torrential rain, the hikers pressed on, determined to reach
What does “torrential “mean
What is heavy or intense?
A contradiction that reveals a deeper truth, like “less is more”
What is a Paradox?
This gothic novel by Mary Shelley follows a scientist who creates life only to regret it.
What is Frankenstein?
what punctuation mark correctly joins two independent clauses without a conjunction
What is a semicolon?
this genre focuses on realistic, portrays of characters and situations often set in the real world and dealing with every day issues
What is Realistic Fiction
The essay was replete with factual errors, undermining its credibility
What does “replete “mean
What is full or abundant?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. “Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
What is alliteration?
This 1922 novel by James Joyce is known for its stream-of-consciousness style and parallels to the Odyssey
What is Ulysses?
this punctuation mark is used to link a dependent clause to an independent clause, and is often used when the sentence contains complex ideas or ideas that contrast with each other other
What is a Colon?
this combines elements of horror, fantasy, and science fiction often with a dark or supernatural focus like Dracula
What is Gothic fiction?
The protagonist actions were deemed reprehensible by the rest of the town
What does “reprehensible “mean
What is deserving of blame or criticism?