Lit Devices in Use
As he stood in the hallway, the smell of smoke suddenly took him back to the night his house burned down.
Flashback
The sirens screamed like wounded animals in the dark streets.
Simile
The flames swallowed the house, tearing it apart beam by beam.
Violent Imagery
The act of strongly disapproving of something or saying it is wrong.
Condemnation
The part of the mind that influences thoughts and actions without us being aware of it.
Subconscious
The fire station burned down while the firefighters were inside eating lunch.
Irony
Without being asked, he returned the forbidden object, even though it meant punishment.
Characterization
He walks alone through the empty streets, questioning the rules everyone else blindly follows. (What kind of character is this/what kind of character?)
Dystopian Hero
To say that something or someone is wrong, bad, or unacceptable.
Condemn
Full of hatred or bitterness; extremely cruel or hostile (or containing poison).
Venemous
The city never slept; its streets whispered secrets late into the night.
Personification
The sky burned orange as ashes floated down like black snow.
Visual Imagery
Every night, the sirens wailed as flames rose into the sky. Every morning, ash covered the streets. Fire followed him everywhere he went.
(Motif)Fire keeps reappearing → repeated image → reinforces destruction/control.
Requiring a lot of effort, energy, or hard work.
Strenuous
Requiring a lot of effort, energy, or hard work.
Strenuous
Her mind was a locked cage, trapping every thought she tried to escape.
Metaphor
The air reeked of burning paper and bitter smoke.
Olfactory Imagery
While the city celebrated with flashing screens and laughter, a single man sat alone in the dark, holding a book in silence.
Juxtaposition (placing opposites side by side)
The part of the mind that influences thoughts and actions without us being aware of it.
Subconscious
Light or understanding that makes something easier to see or understand.
llumination
He carefully hid the book under his bed, knowing it represented freedom in a world that feared ideas.
Symbolism
The flames swallowed the house, tearing it apart beam by beam.
Violent Imagery
The city never slept; its streets whispered secrets late into the night.
Personification
Extremely large or great in size, amount, or degree.
Immense
To bend or change direction, especially when light passes through something like glass or water.
Refract