Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.

A direct comparison of two otherwise unlike things that have some qualities in common. Ex., My hands are ice cubes.

A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex., My hands are like ice cubes.

The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.

Hints about what will happen in the future of a text.

When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory.

These are all examples of...

This literary device is usually found between quotation marks.

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

Referring to something famous for emphasis (Romeo)

A paragraph in a poem

Two lines in a poem that rhyme

A major exaggeration (this book bag weighs a tonne!)

How a poem is set up or how it rhymes (AABB CCDD)

Which of the following is an example of theme?

What is the definition of MOOD?

Identify the mood: “Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”

"I have a million things to do today!" is an example of:

Saying "he passed away" instead of "he died" is an example of:

Which device is being used? "She wore black Mary Tyler Moore capri pants and the pale yellow sweater with the buttons made out of red plastic cherries."

Description of the time, place, weather, and/or mood.

Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks of a character.

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

What is the term for the central idea or message in a literary work?

In literature, what is the term for the sequence of events that make up a story?

A cross representing Christianity or a lion representing courage is an example of what?