Terms
Alliteration
Repeating the same or similar consonant sounds in succession.
Epiphany
A moment of sudden realization by a character
Giving human characteristics to nonhumans
Personification
Multiple instances of a word or phrase, often used for empahsis
Repetition
"...windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath."
Personification
Allusion
Indirect reference to a person, place, thing, event, idea
Foreshadowing
Hinting at future events to come
A comparison of two different ideas, objects, events, people, etc., that does NOT use "like" or "as".
Metaphor
A comparison between objects, people or ideas that uses "like" or "as"
Simile
But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles ... "
Simile
Repetition
Imagery
Imagery
Sensory details that appeal to the five senses
Hyperbole
An intentionally exaggerated statement
The general feeling that the READER gets through atmosphere, descriptions and other features.
Mood
Something that is used to represent a larger concept or idea
Symbolism
"I am a red balloon, a red balloon tied to an anchor."
Metaphor
Imagery
Repetition
Colloquialism
Informal dialogue or turn of phrase; slang
Analogy
A parallel between unlike ideas, people, things or events that goes further than a metaphor or simile
A word that is closely related or identical to the sound it describes.
Onomatopoeia
The audience knows something the characters do not
Dramatic Irony
"They are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks."
Alliteration
Diction
Choice of words used by the author
Verbal Irony
Language conveying the opposite of its literal meaning
Ideas, people, images, or objects placed next to one another to highlight their differences
Juxtaposition
A situation that has an opposite outcome from what is expected
Situational Irony
"Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit exactly ... "
"Rafaela leans out the window and leans on her elbow and dreams her hair is like Rapunzel's."
Allusion