Unit 2.2
What literary device am I?
I am from beans and rice. I am from coleslaw and tater-tots. I am from pencils and toothbrushes.
anaphora
An autobiographical narrative text about a personal experience of the author.
memoir
ruling women of the family
matriarchs
avidity
Message or meaning the author wants you to take away from a piece of writing.
a. difficult
b. expensive
c. prestigious
c. prestigious
His limousine was "richly" decorated with gold trim.
Another word for "richly"
lavishly
Literary term that describes the speed at which a narrative moves.
narrative pacing
"The 1000 hall is a million miles away" is an example of what type of figurative language?
hyperbole
to be carried along by a current.
drift
a word meaning "to cancel out"
negated
He said. She answered. Joe complained.
These are all examples of ________________that attribute the quotation to the speaker.
dialogue tags
Unable to go to the dance because of his broken leg, he experienced it _______________ly through social media.
vicarious ly
You could see the puff puff cheeks of the clouds expanding.
What type of figurative language?
personification
What is missing in this sequence?
rising action, ___________, falling action, resolution
climax
He is the only person to have the winning ticket. He was the ________winner.
His hands and feet were tied up. They were ______.
The singer had a ___________in her contract that stated she would receive a bonus for every sold out show.
clause
Her friends were loud, but she was a mouse.
What type of figurative language is this?
metaphor
He was fast, balanced, and accurate. All of these are ____________of being a good quarterback.
attributes
"My skin gleamed like the morning sun" is an example of this literary term
simile
I can easily get another job as a mechanic, my previous experience will _______me highly qualified.
render
Attitude an author shows about the subject or topic.
Tone