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What is a comparison between two different objects using "like," or "as". The effect of the comparison enhances the reader's understanding of an idea/character.
A simile
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Identify the diction pattern in the following sentence: My alarm blared, jolting me out of sleep and severing the dream I was having in half. As I turned on the lamp by my bed, the light attacked me, assaulting my eyes.
Diction related to: violence, suddenness, abruptness, aggressiveness, etc.
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What is the effect of the following example of metaphor: Dance is the air I breath.
Dance sustains this person, it makes them feel alive, it's as important to them as breathing, it gives them life, etc.
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What does the "T" in TLC stand for, and what does it look/sound like in an integrated quote?
Tag, name/pronoun
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What is a contradiction between what is expected be said or to happen, and what actual is said or happens. The goal of this contradiction is to expose a larger idea or truth.
Irony
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Identify the literary device in the following example: "Can't sign up until Ninth, so right now I'm practicing on myself and my old Barbie Glamour Head".
Allusion
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What is the effect of the following example of irony?
A fire station burns down.
We see that a system is broken, or that failure has occurred, etc.
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What does the "L" in TLC stand for, and what does it look/sound like in an integrated quote?
Lead, context specific to the quote
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What is a direct comparison between two unlike things/ideas where one thing “becomes” the other without the use of the word like, as, than, or resembles.
A metaphor
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Identify the literary device in the following example: The stapler leapt out of my hands, punching the wall, and leaving a dent.
Personification
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What is the effect of the following example of allusion: "They are the Lebron James of their team"?
They are the best at basketball.
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What does the "C" in TLC stand for, and what is an example of a proper formatting?
Citation, various responses
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What is an object/event that stands for, or represents, something else in order to make us understand something about the text.
A symbol
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The piano and the mirror in "Two Kinds" are examples of?
Symbols
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What is the effect of the symbol of the mirror in "Two Kinds"?
Seeing oneself as less than, reflection of parental expectations, etc.
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What are four elements that proper theme needs?
1) A claim/argument
2) A full sentence 3) Written in the third person 4) Not involving plot/character specific to a text |
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What is an author reference to another work of literature, historical event, historical figure, or a specific place without explanation or detail. The goal of this device is to provide additional meaning/context to their work through the reference.
An allusion
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A police station getting robbed is an example of?
Situational irony
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What is the effect diction pattern relating to light in the following example: Brightness streamed in the window illuminating the room. Everything was yellow, warm, and clear.
Positive, comforting, etc.
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Challenge: Write a theme related to the topic of assimilation.
Various answers
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