Literary Devices

What is a Pun?

• Brandon showing a video about a guy in Florida robbing a Wendy's with an alligator?

• Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.

• A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

• the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

• A fire station burns down.

• A marriage counselor files for divorce.

• The police station gets robbed.

• Hawkins somehow passes all of his classes.

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______ is an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

• Juxtaposition

• Sarcasm

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

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Select all of the following examples of onomatopoeia?

• Boom

• Pow

• Doorbell

• Thunder

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Which is an example of Personification?

• It is windy outside.

• The lightning danced across the sky.

• The river water was movingly rapidly.

• The dog barked.

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Which of the following is/are simile's?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• You were as brave as a lion.

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• He is a shining star.

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Which of the following is/are metaphor's?

• Her long hair was a flowing golden river.

• He is as strong as an ox.

• The calm lake was a mirror.

• Your explanation is as clear as mud.

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What is an allegory?

• A super dark story that Zane showed us?!?!

• An extreme exaggeration.

• A piece of literature or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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What is the purpose of a flashback?

• To help readers better understand present-day elements in the story or learn more about a character.

• To confuse the reader.

• To tell a better part of the story.

• To take us back to a simpler time, when Will was not as loud as he is now...

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What is imagery?

• A comparison using like or as.

• To create deliberate differences for the reader to compare and contrast.

• A play on words.

• Descriptive language designed to create images in the mind of the reader.

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