sentence structure
a sentence with just one complete thought
What is a simple sentence
When events are told in time order
What is chronological order
What is theme
Keeps you wondering what will happen next
What is suspense
A phrase that doesn't mean exactly what it says
What is an idiom
two complete thoughts joined together
What is a compound sentence
When something happens and it causes something else
What is cause and effect
How the author feels about the topic
What is tone
Hints about what might happen later
What is foreshadowing
A reference to something famous
What is an allusion
One complete thought and one incomplete thought
What is a complex sentence
When you show how things are alike and different
What is compare and contrast
The feeling you get while reading
what is mood
When characters are talking
What is dialogue
words that sound like what they mean
What is onomatopoeia
When writing uses the same pattern over and over
What is parallel structure
When ideas go from most important to least
What is order of importance
Where and when the story takes place
what is setting
When something stands for something else
What is symbolism
A comparison to explain something
What is an analogy
The way words are arranged in a sentence
What is syntax
When there is an issue and a way to fix it
What is problem and solution
who is telling the story
what is point of view
How the author shows what a character is like
What is characterization
Two opposite words together
What is an oxymoron