Literary Devices
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is personification?
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The time and place in which the action of a story happens.
What is setting?
The author’s reason for writing, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is author's purpose?
The underlying message or central idea of a literary work.
What is theme?
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
What is context clues?
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Pronouns ending in "-self" or "-selves" that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same entity.
What is reflective pronouns?
A relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other.
What is cause and effect?
The arrangement of events in the order in which they occurred.
What is sequence?
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
In this creation myth, two boys’ differences bring balance to the world.
What is "The World on the Turtle’s Back"?
A group of words consisting of an infinitive (the word "to" plus a verb) and any accompanying modifiers or complements.
What is infinitive phrase?
The main message, insight, or idea that the author wants to convey to the reader throughout the entire text.
What is central idea?
A symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.
What is creation myth?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is metaphor?
On the coast of Florida in 1528, a group of conquistadors face starvation, disease, and enslavement.
What is "A Desperate Trek Across America"?
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
What is figurative language?
A logical conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements.
What is inference?
Words and phrases that were once common but are now rare or old-fashioned.
What is archaic vocabulary?
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
A resilient community with a thousands-year history of rich cultural traditions and environmental stewardship that continues today.
What is "Wampanoag Tribe"?
Details, facts, or quotations from a text used to support inferences and conclusions.
What is textual evidence?
A sentence structure where the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed by the verb. This creates direct and vigorous writing.
What is active voice?
A struggle between opposing forces that drives a story's plot and develops or reveals characters.
What is conflict?