Literary Language Study

verbs show the experience has already happened

verbs show the experience will happen

"She was stalking away ... through wildflowers and sodden grass, her chin tipped to the weeping sky." Words in bold are:

a word that can replace a noun based on context

"Flames erupted along the bark, climbing across the branches and devouring the leaves..." The words in bold are:

the person telling the story

the narrator speaks to the reader (using you)

words that describe sound, sight, touch, taste, or smell

when non-human things are given human qualities

a word used to describe a noun

in a sentence - who or what is doing the action

a character is telling the story about themself

the name of a noun - needs to capitalized

the feeling writing creates for a reader

"She was stalking away...through wildflowers and sodden grass, her chin tipped to the weeping sky." The narration is...

"The sky was angry, the thunder growling like a beast." What literary devices do we see here?

the perspective the story is told from

comparing two things using like or as

"The girl asked her question. As the tree considered it, she grew restless, tapping her fingers..." Words in bold are:

comparing two things for effect without like or as

"In a field full of wildflowers, a boy and a girl stood beneath an ancient oak tree." The words in bold are:

verbs show the experience is happening now

"He knew that he was changed forever." What tense is this?

a word that shows action or being

_______ voice - when the subject is DOING the action

a person, place, or thing

the narrator talks about characters in the story using names, and he, she, them