Literary devices and techniques

A persuasive appeal that brings out emotion.

A literary element that can be fiction or nonfiction and written in the 1st or 3rd person POV.

A long narrative in a story or poem about a hero who symbolizes the values of a cultural group.

The bravest of Geatland's warriors volunteers to help Beowulf.

Grendel's mother overpower's Beowulf when he grabs a magical sword and kills her.

Shows action or a state of being.

What is the Epic Hero's quest or challenge and can be represented in nine steps?

Comparing two unlike things by using "like" or "as".  Example: He is like a clever, old fox.

"The quiet, beautiful girl went" is an example of ...

Replaces a noun.

Describes a verb, an adjective, or adverb.

The central idea, concern, or message in a text.  Example: Good planning is important.

Beowulf faces Grendel alone and unarmed.  He tears off the monster's arm, killing him.

A character who causes conflict for the main character in a story.  Usually a major character.

Used in place of a period for two sentences where the conjunction has been left out.

A device used by writers to develop a piece of writing. They must be present to tell a story.

The repetition of beginning sounds in words in a sentence or line of poetry.

The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together.  

Names a person, place, thing, or idea.  

Describes a noun.  

"Johnny went here and there and everywhere" is an example of....

A method of looking for, analyzing, and sharing information. 

A literary technique using symbols to express ideas or qualities in writing, art, or music.

A mnemonic device used to remember the most common conjunctions.

Used to separate listed words or items, city and states, and days from years.

A persuasive appeal based on trust, usually featuring a celebrity or professional.

Used when showing importance or surprise.

If you have a singular subject, then you need a singular or plural verb?

The sentence, "The grass grows green in the graveyard" is an example of...

This is the second step in the research process created by what you need to know.

A persuasive appeal to one's sense of logic, using factual information to make an argument.

The main character in a story.  Takes part in most actions or events in story.

King Hrothgar and the Danes shower Beowulf with honor and treasure.

Using the five senses in writing.  For example, "The river roared in the mountains." 

Used at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement.

A strategy used to help people remember something.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickles" is an example of... 

How a group of people without a written language pass down history, beliefs, and traditions.

Beowulf returns home, a stronger and wiser man, in time becoming the king of Geatland.

A struggle between opposing forces and/or characters.

Beowulf is determined to help the Danes who have been driven from their homes by a monster. 

The perspective from which a story is told.

The time and place in which a story occurs.

The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words that are close together.

A complete sentence contains a subject and a....

In Unit 1, Lesson 1, you learned that there are two kinds of Literary Devices.  What are they?

You are not the kind of person who can tell a lie.  Point of View?

The series of actions and events that take place in a story.

Used after a direct question or when a sentence is half statement and half question.

Joins words or phrases.

The celebration is interrupted by Grendel's mother, who kills the king's best-loved warriors.

Themain thought or idea of research. It is the subject of a speech or paper. 

He did all of his homework last night.  Point of View?

Shows relationship between noun and another word in sentence.

A story in which characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves.

Expresses strong emotion or feeling.

I witnessed a car accident on my way to work this morning.  Point of View?

What culture has strong leaders whose warriors protect their people from other tribes?

Written in Anglo-Saxon, the oldest known literature that would become English.

Artistic tools that a writer uses to give readers a great understanding of the story.

Despite his honor in Denmark, Beowulf longs to return to Geatland.

Comparing two unlike things without using a connecting word such as "like" or "as".