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A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing.
When a situation turns out differently than you expected. (Makes you say, “Wow!” in a negative way).
The change resulting from a realization (epiphany) or insight gained by the character.
A comparison of how two different things are similar through the use of the words “like” or “as.”
untimely death
ancient grudge
Beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound.
A kind of metaphor the gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics.
The repetition of sounds that are close together.
The writer’s attitude towards a subject, character, or audience, and is expressed through the author’s choice of words and details.
A scene that interrupts the action to show a previous event.
The perspective from which a narrative is told.
The use of any element of language: word, phrase, sentence, sound, more than once.
The central message of the story. The idea the author wants to express about life.
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
A comparison of two unlike things using “is.”
An object, person, place, or action that represents something larger than itself.
Uses the 5 senses: Hear, Smell, Touch, Taste, See, to engage the reader.
Deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.
The arrangement of words and their order of grammatical elements in a sentence. (Ex. Shorter or longer sentences).
The opposite of hyperbole; it’s a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being less than it really is.