Themes
Nothing perfect lasts forever.
The Outsiders
A Christmas Carol - Marley's greed
His chains
Personification
Its not going to be an easy task to complete.
Its -> It's
Assonance
There is no pain without memory, but there is also no true happiness.
The Giver
The Giver - the future and the past
the red sled
A break in the plot to past unseen events.
Flashback
With there season almost over, the baseball team practiced for an extra two hours every night.
there -> their
Informal language, typically used in normal every-day conversation
Colloquialism
It is never too late to be a hero.
A Christmas Carol
Tuesdays with Morrie - Morrie's deteriorating condition from ALS
The pink hibiscus flower
A subtle hint about something that will take place later in the plot.
Foreshadowing
Since finals week was upon them the students formed study groups to help them prepare.
Since finals week was upon them,
A comparison that does not make use of "like" or "as"
metaphor
Death ends a life, not a relationship
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Outsiders - Bob being an intimidating figure based on strength and wealth
Bob's rings
A reader's feeling when realizing the difference between what was expected to happen and what actually happened.
Irony
There is nothing more important than a well balanced breakfast.
well-balanced
The repetition of the beginning sounds in words.
Alliteration
Family does not have to be those to whom you are blood-related.
The Outsiders
"The Firebringer" - the reminder to Prometheus that he betrayed Zeus.
The eagle that tears out his liver each day
A well-known reference that is made in the text.
Allusion
The MSTA Mount Sinai Teachers Association is the union of which all teachers are members.
(Mount Sinai Teachers Association)
AABB, ABAB, ABCD, etc.
Rhyme Scheme