Definitions 1
Using extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What is allusion?
I have a million things to do before Christmas.
What is hyperbole?
In books or movies, to begin in the middle of the action
What is in medias res?
Boom, splat, buzz, kachoo!
Onomatopoeia
The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.
Metaphor
There are three types of Irony.
What are situational, dramatic, and verbal?
Using a play on words. (Someone attempting to be funny, but it usually is not.)
Pun
Badabing, Badaboom!
What is onomatopoeia?
Solving a problem in the plot with an unexpected object or person; sometimes called "God in the machine"
What is deus ex machina?
Repetition of a phrase or sentence for a poetic effect or emphasis
What is Anaphora?
Something is used to represent an idea, person, event, or object
Symbolism
Combines two seemingly opposite terms into a brief phrase
What is an Oxymoron?
The wind screamed my name as I hiked towards the woods.
What is personification?
Doctor Doom and Reed Richards
Foils
The order or sequence of events that take place in a literary work
What is a plot?
The strict dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
The emotional reaction or overtones of a particular word
What is connotation?
A clue that is meant to be misleading or distracting
What is a red herring?
The wind whistled as I wandered on the winding path.
What is alliteration?