From a Story
“I began to weep, and the tear-blurred vision in red before me looked very familiar. “Doodle!” I screamed above the pounding storm, and threw my body to the earth above his. For a long, long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain.” - "The Scarlet Ibis"
Symbolism
Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.
Alliteration
Visually descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the readers five senses
Imagery
Hero, villain, Mentor, Magician, Everyman.
Archetypes
"Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree. It's strange that all this is so clear to me, now that time has had its way." -"The Scarlet Ibis"
Personification
“Night was falling and a hubbub surrounded the scene of the accident. I stared blankly at the blood flowing out from beneath his helmet, a gorgeous bright red, like Rugosa roses in full May bloom.” - "The Accident
Simile
We were alone together.
Oxymoron
It describes an object or action in a way that is not literal, it helps explain an idea or concept or makes a comparison.
Metaphor
if it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, “What a beautiful day!”
Irony
“‘Whoever done it, they’re not going to be carrying a thing like that around with them longer than they need.’ One of them belched. ‘Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises’ ‘Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?’ And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle.” - "Lamb to The Slaughter"
Dramatic Irony
“It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree.”-"The Scarlet Ibis"
Flashback
Youth is wasted on the young.
Paradox
An object, image, sound, or phrase that is repeated throughout the text to point towards the larger theme of the piece.
Someone using an iPhone in a movie that takes place in 1945.
Anachronism
"I was throwin' bass she was throwing back mid-range" - "Just a Friend"
Diction
“...None of them were as welcome to my ears as that 'F*ck (SCREW) you.'” - "The Accident"
Euphemism
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way” - "A Tale of Two Cities"
Anaphora
Repetition of a word used repeatedly to add artistic effect/impact.
Anaphora
To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden.
Allusion
"Daddy had the carpenter build a little coffin, and when he was three months old, Mama and Daddy named him William Armstrong. Such a name sounds good only on a tombstone." - "The Scarlet Ibis"
Foreshadowing
” I cried, shaking him, but there was no answer but the ropy rain. He lay very awkwardly, with his head thrown far back, making his vermillion neck appear unusually long and slim. His little legs bent sharply at the knees, had never before seemed so fragile, so thin.” - "The Scarlet Ibis"
Point of View/Perspective
"A sculptor might place two sculptures of the same subject side by side, but create them using different materials or techniques to create a comparison."
Juxtaposition
An expression that generalizes the truth about the general public depicted through fictional characters and their actions typically in an exaggerated manner.
Allegory
Animal Farm by George Orwell, Anthropomorphic farm animals fight for freedom and equality, form a new society, struggle for power, and eventually fall under dictatorship.
Allegory
“When she walked across the room she couldn’t feel her feet touching the floor. She couldn’t feel anything at all — except a slight nausea and a desire to vomit. Everything was automatic now...” -"Lamb to The Slaughter"
Tone