Literary Techniques/ Elements
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
She was as bright as the stars in the night sky.
What is simile?
Using humor to expose something.
What is satire?
Comparison of two things that are basically dissimilar in which one is described in terms of the other.
What is a metaphor?
Vivid descriptions in order to explain a situation to a reader
What is imagery?
The leaves danced their way through the lawn.
What is personification?
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow...I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that" (Lee 3).
What is perspective point of view?
A discrepancy between what is said and what is really meant; sarcasm.
What is verbal irony?
Applying human characteristics to non-living things
What is personification?
Tiana walked down the steps. CREEEEAK. CREEEEAK. The floor boards wouldn't stop making noise. It was ruining her chance to escape. BAM. A door closes behind her.
What is onomatopoeia?
DAILY DOUBLE
Chocolate was her Achilles' heel.
What is allusion?
Uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
DAILY DOUBLE
Creates a sound effect. Imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
What is onomatopoeia?
In the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the mother is concerned for her daughter's safety. Her concern ________ the appearance of the big bad wolf.
What is foreshadow?
"I shall get well! I shall get well!" he cried out. "Mary! Dickon! I shall get well!"
What is repetition?
It is raining cats and dogs outside!
What is a hyperbole/ idiom?
Representing a theme and is an abstract/ intangible idea
What is a motif?
If I know one thing. It is that I know nothing.
What is a paradox?
Easy come, easy go.
What is parallelism?
Sarcastic, uneasy, regretful, lighthearted, dry, cheerful, humorous, joyful, persuasive
What is tone?