Figurative Language
Repeating consonant sound
Alliteration
Person, place, or thing
Noun
The persons in a story
Characters
Effective persuasive techniques, often using specific tactics
Rhetoric
The text alludes to or references a famous person, literature, history, mythology
Allusion
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
An action word
Verb
Can be physical or emotional about the characters--it describes the charcters
Character Traits
Appeals to the reader or audience's emotions
Pathos
The story can be interpreted to reveal a hidden story, or a deeper meaning.
Allegory
Compares two or more things without using like or as
Metaphor
Describes a noun
Adjective
The time and location of where the story takes place.
Setting
Uses authority, credibility, or ethics to persuade
Ethos
One thing is said, while another thing is meant
Irony
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Connects two or more thoughts in a sentence
Example: and, or, nor, but
Conjunction
The reason the author writes a piece.
Author's Purpose
Uses logic and reason to persuade
Logos
Sarcasm--Verbally said
Verbal Irony
Sound Words
Onomatopoeia
Takes the place of a noun
Pronouns
The moral or message of a piece of text.
Theme
From which perspective the story is told.
Point of View
The audience or reader knows the outcome, or what is happening in the plot, before the character does.
Dramatic Irony