Comparisons
This is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
This is when the author writes in time order.
What is chronological order?
This is when the author repeats the same sound at the beginning of several words.
What is alliteration?
This is when the author uses logic to appeal to the audience.
What is logos?
This is when the author uses words and/or phrases that relate to the five senses.
What is imagery?
This is a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
This is when the author pauses the story in real time to reveal something that occurred in the past.
What is a flashback?
This is when the author uses words that sound like they are spelled.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is when the author provides credibility for him/herself and/or their argument.
What is ethos?
This is when the author greatly exagerates.
What is hyperbole?
Placing two objects, people, ideas, etc, close together to show the similarities and differences.
What is juxtaposition?
This is when the author leaves hints or clues about something that will occur later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The similarity or identity of sounds at the end of two or more words
What is rhyme?
This is when the author mentions something that creates a certain feeling in the reader.
What is pathos?
This is when the opposite of what is expected to happen happens.
What is irony?
This is when the author gives non-human entities human-like qualities.
This is when the story is told disjointedly and out of any normal order.
What is non-linear?
This is when the author chooses to use the same words, phrases, or ideas multiple times throughout a text.
What is repetition?
This is the choice of words the author/speaker makes when writing or speaking.
What is diction?
This is when the author gives an item, idea, etc. a meaning outside of itself.
What is a symbol?
This provides more explanation, often describing the comparison without naming it, revealing it as implied rather than stated
What is an analogy?
This is when a story is told through letters.
What is epistolary?
This is creating a harsh or unpleasant sound.
What is cacophony?
This is the general attitude, feeling, or style expressed by the writer or speaker.
What is tone?
This is when the author makes a reference to a person, place, event, novel, etc., but does not explain the reference.
What is allusion?