Set 1 Definitions
comparison using like or as
simile
comparison between 2 unlike things
metaphor
hints or clues about what will happen later in the story
foreshadowing
Dylan forgot to bring Lena's birthday cake to the party despite me telling him a million times to not forget.
hyperbole
When a main character wakes up in the morning with a nightmare, she thinks to herself, 'what a horrible start to my day.' Then, the bad beginning is followed by her forgetting to bring her phone, and being late to school.
What could the nightmare be a sign of in this situation?
foreshadowing
extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor
hyperbole
irony
when a story or chapter ends at a very exciting or tense moment, making the reader want to keep reading to find out what happens next
cliffhanger
The heat was a heavy blanket that covered the whole city.
metaphor
At the end of chapter one, Momma tells Mattie, "Matilda, Polly is dead."
cliffhanger
gives human characteristics to non-human things
personification
when an object represents a bigger idea
symbolism
the author's attitude toward a subject
tone
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up. I have a dream that my four little children will one day not be judged by the color of their skin. I have a dream that one day in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
repetition
Kenny felt Wool Pooh's icy fingers grabbing his legs.
personification
the feeling that the readers get while reading the story
mood
the main message or lesson of a story
theme
Writing meant to amuse or entertain
humor
Ms. Hailey's room smelled like warm, aromatic coffee. When she opened the window, the fresh breeze of glided in, carrying the scent of lilacs. Students filed into the classroom with boisterous excitement of seeing each other after a long vacation.
imagery
The book made its readers stupid.
irony
two opposite or contradictory words are placed together to create a new meaning.
oxymoron
Words that sound like the noise they describe
onomatopoeia
a statement that sounds confusing or untrue at first, but makes sense when you think about it more deeply
paradox
Sometimes your friends can act like the devilish angels.
oxymoron
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
Matthew 16:25