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Final Jeopardy
Vocabulary
Vocabulary,
part two
Figurative
Language
Devices in
action
Devices in
action, part 2
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What device uses language to
appeal to the senses?
When you can’t find any other
device—analyze for this one!
Imagery
What device gives the
reader hints to suggest
events that will happen
later?
Foreshadowing
What device uses like or as
to make a comparison?
Simile
What device uses a contrast
between expectation and
reality?
Irony
What device uses
repeated words or
phrases for effect?
Repetition
What device presents
characters in a
particular way?
By showing growth/learning something,
characters often express important
themes.
Characterization
What device creates a
comparison WITHOUT
using like or as?
Metaphor
What device creates an
emotional reaction in the
reader?
Mood
What device uses people, places, or
things that have meanings in
themselves AND secondary
meanings?
Symbolism
What device makes a
reference to a person, a
religious figure, or an event
in literature?
Allusion
What kind of figurative
language is this an example of?
“I began to think of everything in
terms of paragraphs. Our
reservation was a small paragraph
within the United States.”
Metaphor
What kind of figurative language is
this an example of?
'I'm happier than a pig in mud.'
Simile
What kind of figurative language is this an example of?
“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any
rules.”
Metaphor
What kind of figurative language is this an example of?
I am as happy as a clam.
Simile
What kind of figurative language is this an example of?
The attic groaned as the girl walked towards the trunk.
Personification
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the
children are introduced as being greedy,
materialistic, obsessed with being perfect, OR
obsessed with technology.
Each child then gets a punishment in the
factory that fits the character flaw.
By introducing the children are being terrible
people who need to learn a lesson, what device
is Roald Dahl utilizing?
Foreshadowing
“As I breathed in the condensed plastic-scented air
under the mask, I somehow thought that I was
breathing normality…”
What literary device is that an
example of?
Imagery
Bernie LaPlante starts off the film
Hero as a man who wishes he can be a
hero for his son—but he refuses to
stick his neck out for others. By the
end of the film, Bernie realizes he CAN
be a hero for his son.
What literary device is that an
example of?
Characterization
“A smart Indian is a dangerous person,
widely feared and ridiculed by Indians
and non-Indians alike. We were Indian
children who were expected to be
stupid.”
What mood does this passage establish?
Bitter, angry, resigned
What literary
device is this
comic an
example of?
Irony
Her hair was as bright as the sun.
What literary devices is that an
example of?
Imagery and simile
“'Books,’ I say to them. 'Books,' I say.
I throw my weight against their locked doors.
The door holds. I am smart…
I am trying to save your life.”
What is the tone of the passage?
Determined
The short film “Identity” includes
a lesson on the famous story “The
Allegory of the Cave.” By
referencing that work, the
filmmaker is using what literary
device?
Allusion
Superman breaking down the door
in Alexie’s mind and then Alexie
trying to break down the Indian
students’ minds is an example of
what device?
Either metaphor or symbol
The sad girl sat slowly down to
weep by the side of the babbling
stream.
That sentence is an example of
what TWO literary devices?
Imagery, alliteration, characterization, personification
Final Jeopardy
• What three devices should you focus on the
MOST on the final exam essay?