The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder. What type of figurative language is used?
Simile
Imagery appeals to the ______________.
Senses
An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common
Metaphor
The owl laughed into the darkness. What type of figurative language is used?
Personification
How does imagery help us understand the story?
Imagery helps us to see, touch, smell, taste and feel what the characters feel and see
If a character says: I like spending time with my co-workers as much as I enjoy digging my eye out with a dull spoon. Which type of "Irony" is present?
Verbal
Verbal irony is...
a character says something intentionally opposite of what they mean; being sarcastic
A concrete object that stands in for an abstract idea.
Symbol
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.
Words
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
Personification
What are the 3 types of irony?
Situational, Dramatic, Verbal
She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting. What is the mood of the passage?
Suspenseful
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text
Mood
Dramatic irony is...
the reader is aware of what will happen next but the characters in the story are unaware.
A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.
Allusion
Situational irony is...
The reader expects something to happen but a contrasting event occurs, leaving the reader surprised at the outcome
How many types of literary irony exist?
3
ID the FIG LANGUAGE: He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes
Alliteration
Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
Taste
Is this imagery: The wind blew silently
Yes
TRUE OR FALSE: The tone and mood of a text can be very different.
True
What type of imagery is this? The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
Sound
ID THE FIG. LANGUAGE: It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
Idiom
What type of irony is used? Juliet drinks a sleeping potion in order to sneak off and be with Romeo. Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead but she awakes to find him dead and then kills herself
Dramatic irony
The people inside the church were massacred. 26 people are currently identified dead with the youngest being just 18 months old. The mood is...
Devastating
Define foreshadowing
A hint at something that will happen later
In the short story: Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, Louise Mallard is told that her husband passed away in a train accident, yet at the end of the story he arrives home unharmed and well. Which type of "irony" is present?
Situational irony
When we picture imagery, we picture memories and things we've experienced... TRUE OR FALSE
True
An exaggeration for dramatic effect.
Hyperbole
ID THE FIG LANGUAGE: We had to wait forever!
Hyperbole
an expression that is not meant to be taken literally
Idiom
After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber. What type of figurative language is used?
Metaphor
What does the following passage from “Lob’s Girl” foreshadow? The village was approached by a narrow, steep, twisting hill-road, and guarded by a notice that said LOW GEAR FOR 1 1/2 MILES, DANGEROUS TO CYCLISTS.
An accident will happen on the hill
ID THE FIG. LANGUAGE: My life is a dream of wonders
Metaphor
What is the MOOD of this passage? Darkness descended upon the town. It's sleepy warmth blanketed each house. The twinkly glow of overhead stars lit the pathways that connected each neighborhood to the next.
Calm
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ________.
Tone
What is the "mood" of a story?
Emotions the audience feels from a given passage
Words that resemble the sound they describe
onomatopoeia
What is the definition of irony?
When words are intentionally used to convey a different message than expected.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
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