Literary Devices - 6th Grade

What is irony?

• a statement meaning the opposite of what it actually means.

• a statement meaning exactly what it is.

• a statement meaning what it literally says.

• A dog that does not know how to bark.

POV?

• shows who is narrating the story: first person, second person, third person.

• Place of Time

• Point of View

• Peace of Very

What is tone?

• how loud or softly someone speaks.

• the volume of my voice.

• the attitude of an author toward the subject that he is writing about.

• the emotion the character has.

What is mood?

• how characters feel during certain chapters.

• >:(

• the emotion characters are feeling.

• the atmosphere or feeling an author creates within the piece of writing.

what is a symbol?

• only used in math to represent numbers.

• an object or action that ONLY means its literal meaning.

• an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

what is a simile?

• comparing two unlike things using like or as

• comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as

• comparing two things using happiness.

• comparing two things using emotions.

What is a metaphor?

• comparing two unlike things using like or as

• deciding how two things are not the same.

• comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as

• using a lot of description to tell a story.

What is plot?

• the ending of a story

• the problems of a story

• the events that make up the story

• the beginning of a story

what is a theme?

• figurative language that describes what a character is doing.

• the solution to a story

• the beginning mood of a story

• a central message, idea, or concern that is expressed in the story.

what is characterization?

• Ms. Duong has long dark brown hair.

• The number of characters in a story.

• how a person/character looks, acts, or speaks

• only the main character gets to speak.