Literary Devices
Vocabulary
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Identity
100
Your smile is as big as the sun.
What is simile ?
100
A good life depends on a liver – Liver may be an organ or simply a living person.
What is Ambiguity?
100
“I have of late,—but wherefore I know not,—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory.”
What is Point of view?
100
Behaviors you possess
What is Personality?
200
I am so hungry i could eat 10 rats
What is Metaphor?
200
“And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the ‘villain’ back again That late thou gavest me; for Mercutio’s soul Is but a little way above our heads,”
What is Climax?
200
This biography is written in the form of a drama presented in just two acts. In the first act, author shows the famous dramatist in his early success, having love of the most beloved woman of the world and resistance to tyranny.
What is Biography?
200
Honest Loyal Devoted Loving Kind Sincere Devoted Ambitious
What is Traits?
300
Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food.
What is Alliteration?
300
“But who did he tell it to? You and me?” “And Porfiry.” “What does it matter?” “And, by the way, do you have any influence over them, his mother and sister? Tell them to be more careful with him today . . .” “They’ll get on all right!” Razumikhin answered reluctantly. “Why is he so set against this Luzhin? A man with money and she doesn’t dislike him . . . “But what business is it of yours?” Razumikhin cried with annoyance.
What is Dialogue?
300
Father: “We are going on a vacation.” Son: “That’s great!!!”
What is Tone?
300
"May i please have some more?"
What is Manners?
400
Her life passed her by.
What is Personification?
400
Among the examples of plot in modern literature, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (written by J.K. Rowling) is probably the most familiar to both readers and moviegoers. The plot of the story begins when Harry learns that Professor Snape is after the Sorcerer’s Stone. The Professor lets loose a troll, who nearly kills Harry and his friends. In addition, Harry finds out that Hagrid let out the secret of the giant dog to a stranger in return for a dragon which means that Snape can now reach the Sorcerer’s Stone.
What is Plot?
400
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.”
What is Argument?
400
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” –Pablo Picasso “Conscience is a man’s compass.” – Vincent Van Gogh
What is Love?
500
BOOM ! BAM ! SLAP ! ZOOM !!
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on”
What is Diction?
500
Spy fiction. These stories, in the James Bond vein, recount the pulse-pounding expeditions of spies in various agencies throughout the world.
What is Genre?
500
I really love art, Art is my life
What is Passion?