Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Example: Her smile was as bright as the sun.
Simile
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
Satire
Gang wars in Harlem met with peaceful resistance.
Monkeyman
Discusses similarities and differences between two or more things.
Compare and Contrast
A problem in a story.
Conflict.
A direct comparison of two things.
Example: Time is a thief.
Metaphor
"Night" by Elie Wiesel
Memoir
The Holocaust from the perspective of small animals.
Maus
Discusses and provides characteristics, details, and examples.
Descriptive
The author's attitude toward the subject they are writing about.
Tone
Giving human traits to objects.
Example: The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
"I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Speech
Scorned housewife serves murder for dinner.
Lamb To The Slaughter
Discusses an issue and how to fix it.
Problem and Solution
The main character of a story.
Protagonist
Exaggeration for effect.
Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
"Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Biography
A car accident uncovers a serial killer's secrets.
Entwined
Discusses a sequence of events or list of steps.
Chronological
An author's word choice.
Diction
The opposite of what is expected.
Example: The fire station burned down.
Irony
"Bully" by Radiotopia/PRX
Podcast
Terrible foster parents won't let Steve eat or read.
A Chance In The World
Discusses specific events and subsequent results.
Cause and Effect.
Criticism of ideas, behaviors, & injustices with the intent of improving them.
Satire