Yearly Recap - Language

Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?

Characterization: When the author uses dialogue, inner thoughts and traits to describe a character they are using...

Cegep-level Vocabulary: Another name for stock characters, these are stereotype characters that serve as a symbol

One type of device Shel Silverstein uses in this poem is ...

Cegep-level Vocabulary: a warning or proviso, conditions or limitations

This device makes something appear to contradict itself

Cegep-level Vocabulary : the implied or suggested meaning of a word (or how one means it or takes it.)

My house is a friend who protects me. This is an example of a.....

Cegep-level Vocabulary : a story that has multiple levels of meaning (the literal and the symbolic)

The idiom "fair weather friend" means what in plain old English

What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?

Characterization: a character that we know very little about, often a background character

Characterization: the main character who is trying to solve the main conflict

Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what is everyday language?

Which of the following is NOT and oxymoron?

Cegep-level Vocabulary: an argument that plays to one's moral compass

Clearly misunderstood is a great example of a....

Cegep-level Vocabulary: in relation to narrators, this demonstrates an all-knowingness

Cegep-level Vocabulary: a common, informal word or saying similar to slang or idiom - based on geography of the saying

"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of ..

Characterization: a character that does not cgange throughout the course of the story

Figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened (usually in literature).

“When she lost her job she acted like Scrooge,and wouldn't buy anything that wasn’t necessary.”

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..

In Transformers the vehicles are able to talk and express feelings just like people. This is ..

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.       Identify the device used

"Her eyes sparkled like the stars" is an example of what device?

Cegep-level Vocabulary : an epic release of emotion

The door protested as it opened slowly. This is a great example of ...

Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?

It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means what in plain 'ol English?

Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....

I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?

Stop and smell the roses is an example of which device?

My car’s headlights winked at me. This a great example of what device?

"BettyBotter bought some butter,but, she said, the butter’s bitter" Is an example of what?

Cegep-level Vocabulary: the hero's (or other character's) tragic flaw or mistake

“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This is an example of..

Cegep-level Vocabulary: essentially means opposite and is intended to show contrast between 2 ideas or characters

Lightning danced across the sky & The wind howled in the night. = What device?

Cegep-level Vocabulary: the amount of reality or believability one can perceive in a fictional piece.

I use like or as to compare two different things so I must be a ......

Cegep-level Vocabulary: an argument aimed at emotional response

Characterization: when the author TELLS you something specific about a character they are giving...

Cegep-level Vocabulary: an argument that plays to logic and reason

Characterization: a character that we know a lot of information about is...

She walked along the bright, green,dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses...is what device?

“Her dark, straight hair was as heavy as a wool blanket in the afternoon heat.” an example of...

"Freddie is a pig when he eats," is an example of a ....

Cegep-level Vocabulary: putting 2 contrasting ideas, words, images, characters next to one another to show contrast

“Creeeak! Her knee was beginning to hurt. She had been posing for this artist for hours!” What literary device is bold?

"Whoop, there it is!" is an example of what?

Cruel kindness is an example of what two devices?

Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?

Characterization: a character that undergoes a major change throughout the story is...

Characterization: the character or force that prevents the protagonist from achieving their goal

Cegep-level Vocabulary: the blending of 2 words together to create a hybrid of the 2 words (bromance, hangry)

Cegep-level Vocabulary : when you present an argument you are giving someone your _____________

An exaggeration could also be called a what?

Jen is such a "Mother Teresa" she is always helping others. Example of ....

“Her smile was a twisted serpent.” This is an example of ............

"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?

The allusion to Pinocchio's nose groth means the person is...

Cegep-level Vocabulary : an ending involving an outside or supernatural force tying up loose ends

Cegep-level Vocabulary : the dictionary definition of a word

It's Raining Cats and Dogs" is an example of...

The skunk thought the stump stunk is an example of what?