Sentence Structure
A sentence with one independent clause.
Simple sentence
Events told in time order.
Chronological order
The main message of the story or the text.
Theme
Builds tension and excitement.
Suspense
A common phrase with a different.
Idiom
A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjuntion.
Compound sentence
Showing similarities and differences.
Compare & Contrast
The author's attitude.
Tone
Hints about future events.
Foreshadowing
A reference to something well-known.
Allusion
A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause.
Complex sentence
Explains why something happens and what happens.
Cause & Effect
The feeling created for the reader.
Mood
Conversation between characters.
Dialogue
Words that imitate sounds.
Onomatopoeia
Repeating the same grammer structure.
Parallelism
Presents an issue and how to fix it.
Problem & Solution
Where and when a story takes place.
Setting
Objects representing deeper meaning.
Symbolism
A comparison to explain something.
Analogy
The arrangement of words in a sentence.
Syntax
Most important idea first.
Order of Importance
The perspective of the narrator.
Point of View
How characters are developed.
Characterization
Two opposite words together.
Oxymoron