name that device
Point of View & Tone
Structure & Style
Sound Devices
Figurative Language
100

Is the sentence "Her hair was a fluffy cloud in the wind." a metaphor.

yes.

100

point of view has 1st person , 2nd person , and 3rd person in writing.

yes

100

what is foreshadowing 

be a warning or indication of a future event .

100

 Alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

100

oxymoron

that girl is pretty ugly

200

is the sentence "I'm so mad I'm going to rip off all my hair." a hyperbole?

yes

200

flashback

the memory of ones past or past actions/events

200

Allegory

 literary work in which nearly all of the characters, events, settings, and other literal elements of the story have a second, symbolic meaning. In most cases, allegories advance a very clear moral lesson.

300

he fights like a bear

simile
300

verbal irony

 when a person says one thing but means the opposite;

300

Allusion

An indirect reference to something outside the text, usually a person, place, thing, or idea that is generally familiar to the intended audience. Allusions often refer to historical events or people, other works of literature, mythology, or popular culture.

400

the rain storm roared in the night

personification 

400

situational irony 

 when the opposite of what is expected happens

400

Anachronism

An historically inaccurate detail in a literary work, included by the author either unintentionally or deliberately.

500

She sells seashells by the seashore

alliteration 

500

dramatic  irony

 when the audience knows something that characters do not

500

 

Analogy

A comparison that explains how two dissimilar things are similar in some ways, usually with the purpose of explaining complex ideas or making a persuasive argument.

500

the ghost said boo

onomatopoeia

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