Creative Writing - Literary Devices Review

What is an allegory?

• An imaginative comparison between two related things

• A character that does not change in the story

• A story within a story

• A comparison between two unrelated things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is an analogy?

• An imaginative comparison between two related things using like or as

• A character that directly opposes the protagonist

• A story within a story

• A comparison between two unrelated things based on their similarities

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An allegory has a surface story and a...

• hidden story

• plot twist at the end

• flawed main character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A dynamic character...

• Stays the same throughout the story

• Undergoes changes in the story

• Has a lot of cool powers

• Is generally unlikeable

A static character...

• Stays the same throughout the story

• Undergoes changes in the story

• Has a lot of cool powers

• Is generally unlikeable

A round character will have...

• No flaws whatsoever

• The perfect ending and resolution

• Flaws and dimension

• An oval or round shaped face

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A theme of a story is...

• The author's attitude toward the subject

• The atmosphere of the story

• The geographical location of the story

• A central idea in the narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

TRUE or FALSE: a story cannot have more than one theme

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following contribute to the setting of a story? [Check all that apply]

• Time period

• Physical geography

• World

• Cultural setting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole are all types of...

• Diminutive Language

• Literal Language

• Figurative Language

• Derogatory Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4