Sentence Structure
The cat is white
Simple
Starting with the most important?
Order of Importance
Theme
buidling up an feeling of something going to happen
Suspense
piece of cake
Idiom
The clown frightened the little girl, and she ran off screaming
first," "then," and "finally"
Chronological Order
How the author is writing
Tone
I should have known how the day would turn out when I woke up to cold rain pouring down
Foreshadowing
He's a real Romeo with the ladies
Allusion
The girls were delighted because their mother let them play in the snow
Complex
What's the difference in cats and dogs
Compare & Contrast
the feeling the author brings
Mood
'' hi''
''hello''
Dialogue
whoosh
Onomatopoeia
The cat chased the mouse
Synatx
The war started over land killing thousands
Cause & Effect
where the story takes place
Setting
meaning more than expeceted
Symbolism
Hot is to cold as up is to down
Analogy
The manager is responsible for hiring, training, and promoting staff
Parallel Structure
She lost her chair but someone helped her find it
Problem & Solution
who we are in the story
Point of View
He was a tall, sulking man with a harsh voice
Characterization
open secret
Oxymoron