Poetic Devices and Writing Strategies

What is tone?

• When the author gives details that help develop a character.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.

• The author's attitude about the topic they are writing about.

What is characterization?

• Visually descriptive language.

• Details that help develop a character.

• When an object referenced in the text represents an idea.

• The creation of a character.

What is imagery?

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A pattern of repetition.

• The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.

The term for author's word choice is:

• Word use

• Theme

• Diction

• Tone

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't." (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

• "There was a shriek of a door being torn from its hinges." ("Harrison Bergeron")

• "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day." ("The Lottery")

• “The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk.” ("The Lottery")

Which of the following is NOT an example of conflict?

• When Tessie claims her husband didn't have enough time to choose in "The Lottery."

• When Harrison escapes from prison in "Harrison Bergeron."

• When the world gets blown up in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

• When the aliens decide to ignore the contact they received from the meat people in "They're Made Out of Meat."

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you.

• The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.

• To be or not to be, that is the question.

"The children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands." Which point of view is this?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person