Deffinitions
Imagery
Figurative Lang
Literary Devices
"The Monkey's Paw"
100

when the author hints at future events

What is foreshadowing

100

Stars shimmering brightly in the velvet night sky

What is sight

100

The pancakes SIZZLED on the hot griddle.

What is Onomatopoiea

100
"I'm SOOOO glad the deadline got moved up" 😒

Verbal Irony

100

"As I wished, it twisted in my hand like a snake" -The Monkey's Paw

What is simile

200

An implied reference to something well-known to create connections or meaning for the reader

What is Allusion

200

the peircing sound of the teacher's nails on the chalkboard

what is sound

200

"World's Best Boss"

What is hyperbole

200

The cut scene in Frozen when it shows the parent's shipwreck is an example of this 

What is Flashback 

200

"ill-gotten gains" -The Monkey's Paw

"Gains" typically has positive conotation, meaning you've added something good to your life.

"ill-gotten" typically has negative connotations, meaning obtained in an unfair or bad way


What is Oxymoron or Paradox

300

Confusing the reader by giving false or distracting information

what is Red Herring

300

The nutty scent of freshly baked peanut butter cookies wafted through the house.

what is smell

300

Lazy lizards lollygagging like lovable losers

What is Alliteration

300

In The Outsiders, Dally's jacket represnting protections is an example of this 

What is Symbolism

300

"I expect you'll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed...and something horrible squatting up on the wardrobe..." -The Monkey's Paw

What is Foreshadowing

400

two condradictory things that somehow make sense; ex.: going back in time to kill your grandfather

What is Paradox

400

The sweet bitterness of the coffee sang across her tastebuds.

What is taste OR oxymoron OR Personification 

400

"Stay Gold Ponyboy" -The Outsiders

What is Metaphor OR Allusion

400

Frozen's Olaf, who is a snowman, dreaming of summer is an example of this

what is situational irony

400

"he heard the chain rattle back, and the bottom bolt drawn slowly and stiffly" -The Monkey's Paw

What is Onomatopoiea OR Imagery


500

When the audince has information the characters do not

What is Dramatic Irony OR suspense

500

My toes sank into gritty, cold, wet sand.

What is Touch or feeling

500

"Love is an open door" -Frozen

What is Metaphor

500

when the audience is left guessing or not knowing the outcome of an event or situation 

What is Cliffhanger

500

"We're going to be rich, and famous, and happy," Said Herbert (The next day he died in a horrible accident)

What is Situational Irony