literary devices

Question 1

what is an alliteration?

Answer 1

the repetition of two or more words starting with the same letter or sound.

Question 2

what is a metaphor?

Answer 2

a comparison between two non-similar things. like “school is a prison” or “my room is a pigsty”

Question 3

what is a simile?

Answer 3

A simile is a metaphor but when comparing the words you use “like or as”.

Question 4

what is an example of a simile?

Answer 4

You’re as fat as a whale.
you smell like an ogre.
you look like a monkey.

Question 5

What is imagery?

Answer 5

A description of something, somewhere, or someone. it creates a picture with words for the reader to imagine.

Question 6

what is diction?

Answer 6

the choice of words made by author/writer and the arrangements of the words.

Question 7

What is a hyperbole?

Answer 7

an exaggerated statement or a claim not meant to be taken literally.

Question 8

What is onomatopoeia?

Answer 8

A word that is a sound effect or a word that would be said or heard like what it refers to.

Question 9

What are the 8 types of conflict?

Answer 9

1: person vs self
2: person vs person
3: person vs nature
4: person vs society
5: person vs god
6: person vs fate
7: person vs super natural
8: person vs technology

Question 10

what is a theme?

Answer 10

what the author is trying to convey in a story. or the central idea of a story.