Literary techniques
Hints of what will happen later in the story
Foreshadowing
Using a professional or well-known person to convince
Ethos
Brother of the main character
D.B.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Appeals to emotions
Pathos
School the main character is at
Pencey Prep
Contrast between the expected and what actually happens
Irony
something logical and reasonable
Logos
History teacher
Mr. Spencer
A comparison of two different things
Metaphor
Heavy exaggeration to make a point
Hyperbole
Roommate of the main character
Stradlater
A reference to well-known things
Allusion
Similar structure in a series of phrases or clauses
Parallelism
What city does the story take place
Agerstown Pennsylvania