The writer gives an advance hint about what is about to happen in the story.
What is foreshadowing.
100
An example of this would be a character remembering something dark from his or her past.
What is flashback.
100
This character is the main character of a story.
What is protagonist.
100
This is a comparison using like or as.
What is simile.
100
This is about a man who gets trapped on an island and has to survive being hunted alive.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game."
200
An imitation of an artist to create a humorous effect. Will Ferrell is a modern actor who uses this.
What is parody.
200
An example of this would be asking if god can create something he can't lift.
What is paradox.
200
This character is the opposition to the main character of the story.
What is antagonist.
200
This is when you take a non-human object and give it human characteristics.
What is personification.
200
This is about a boy who has a disabled brother. The boy helps his brother learn how to walk.
What is "The Scarlet Ibis."
300
This happens when the reader sees something from the past playback in a story.
What is flashback.
300
An example of this would be an author describing a character as seeing himself or herself dead in a dream.
What is foreshadowing.
300
This is a reference to a famous person, famous story, or famous event in a work of literature.
What is allusion.
300
This is a deliberate exaggeration to create an effect.
What is hyperbole.
300
This is a story about two kingdoms that change the appearance of their walls in a competition with each other. It is an allegory for the Cold War between America and Soviet Russia.
What is "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind."
400
Abstract ideas and principles are expressed through characters, figures, and events. It is basically a long metaphor, and fairy tales are examples of this.
What is allegory.
400
An example of this would be a man dressing as the president for a Saturday Night Live skit.
What is parody.
400
This means that the word that is written sounds the same as it looks.
What is onomatopoeia.
400
This is a repeating consonant sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration.
400
This poem is about a man who loses his wife and is visited by an ominous bird who repeats the phrase "Nevermore."
What is "The Raven."
500
A statement that is self contradictory because it often contains two statements that are both true, but in general, cannot both be true at the same time. For example: “This statement is false."
What is paradox.
500
An example of this would be a story that can compare to the Cold War with Russia.
What is allegory.
500
This is a comparison that does not use like or as.
What is metaphor.
500
The repetition of internal vowel sounds.
What is assonance.
500
In this story, a man hates his neighbor's vulture eye. He kills him and buries the pieces of his body under the boards in his apartment.