Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
Learn setting, meet main characters and find out what the story will be about.
Introduction/ Exposition
In the cafeteria, Elijah took a ferocious bite out of his burrito before wiping the sauce off of himself. He thought it tasted good but smelled like a barnyard. He decided he wouldn't listen to Taron's advice on food anymore.
Imagery
Jerome never brushed his teeth. He has 5 cavities.
Cause/ effect
Feeling or idea a word gives in addition to its actual meaning
Connotation
Jamaiyah broke his heart.
Metaphor
John was an ox. He rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
Metaphor
A text that is true and informational.
Expository/Informational
Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way to emphasize a point.
Figurative Language