Literary Devices
This is the device used to directly tell something about a character's personality or behaviours.
What is direct characterization?
These are the different spellings and uses of "to"
To: addressing something/directing at something
Too: as well
Two: 2 (number)
From where does this quotation originate?
"And here were the lions now, fifteen feet away, so real, so feverishly and startlingly real that you could feel the prickling fur on your hand, and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty upholstery smell of their heated pelts"
What is Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story, "The Veldt"?
This is the correct order of the elements needed in an introduction paragraph.
What are the hook, the scope, and the thesis?
This is the name of an espresso beverage with a shot of espresso and the rest as milk.
What is a latte?
This device uses two specific words to make a comparison between two things, in order to show a relationship. Name the literary device and the two words said device can use.
What is a simile? What are "like" and "as"?
This famous novel is set in a dystopian future where an uprising resulted in a reality show full of children killing each other for sport.
What is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins?
These are the three guiding "whats" that include summarizing, noting literary devices or elements, and connecting to a bigger idea
What are: Here's What, So What, and Now What?
This is how many points a touchdown in football is worth.
What is six points?
This is an example and explanation of a symbol in "Lather and Nothing Else"
Answers vary. Possible answers: the butterfly, Eckels
Name any two error(s) in this sentence and correct them. Assume this is from a novel in class.
When Jimmy said 'no I don't", this leaves Johnny bewildered. (Lastname, 12).
When Jimmy says, "No I don't" (Lastname 12), this leaves Johnny bewildered.
From which famous YA novel does this quotation originate?
“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.”
What is The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton?
This acronym and the words for which those letters stand, is beloved by certain English teachers. It reminds students of the structuring of their body paragraphs.
What is PEE? (Point, evidence, explain)?
These are the names of all 7 teachers in the English department this year at McNair Secondary.
Who are Ms. Riding, Mr. Leung, Mr. Lui, Ms. Mar, Ms. Valiquette, Ms. Kelly, and Mr. Young?
These are the five formal names for the types of imagery.
What are visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory?
These are the three types of dashes used in writing, and a use for one of them.
What are the dash/hyphen (-), the en dash (–), and the em dash (—)? Hyphen: connect two words to create an adjective/new noun; en dash: shows duration; em dash: shows an interruption in speech
This romantic comedy in ancient Athens centres around a complicated love square, where all the wrong characters love all the wrong people.
What is A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare?
DAILY DOUBLE: These are the names of the five literature circles books we had
What are The Hunger Games, The Hate U Give, Touching Spirit Bear, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and The Giver?
This is the typical number of teeth an adult has, INCLUDING wisdom teeth.
What is 32?
This is the device where something is expected, but something else happens.
What is irony?
This is one use for an em dash (—) in writing.
What is to interrupt a thought? What is to add a long pause for effect?
Determined to "protect the world from devastation" and "unite all peoples within our nation", this ne'er-do-well trio redefines the term "literature" because of their cultural impact, yet their seemingly childish target audience.
Who are Team Rocket?
This is why quotations should not show up in your introduction, conclusion, or the very end of your body paragraphs. Answer as a statement.
Evidence requires thorough explanation, and those new, specific ideas should not appear where you are beginning or ending.
This is the real name of famous artist Playboi Carti.
What is Jordan Terrell Carter?