Examples of FL
I felt like crying, which felt like another person trapped behind my face.
Simile
Flame flickering out fire.
Alliteration
The message of a literary work
Theme
An object that represents an abstract idea
A symbol
This is where you find the background information, characters, and setting.
Exposition
Waiting at the bus stop make men pitiful pieces of putty.
Alliteration
Prayed the boom, followed by the buzz of a bullet, ain't meet us.
Onomatopoeia
The sadness Will feels in the aftermath of his brother's death
Grief
This represents the violence that surrounds Will and how far the impact can spread.
The Gun
These are where you figure out the conflict that causes the character to begin their journey and the steps they take during the journey.
Inciting Incident and Rising Action
My stomach jumped in my chest.
Personification
Crammed in this stupid steel box, this vertical coffin.
Metaphor
No crying, no snitching, get revenge - These are the rules. What theme does this go along with?
Cycle of Violence
This represents the journey through Will's grief, choice making, and coming of age.
The elevator
This is the turning point of the story, the main action, the deciding point of the characters fate.
The Climax
I stood there, mouth clenched up tight enough to grind my teeth into dust.
Hyperbole
I’ve seen her scratch until it bleeds. Pick at the pus bubbles and flaky scales.
Imagery
Each ghost is there to show Will something about himself. They give him the information, but never tell him what to do. What theme does this go with?
Choices are yours to make. Good or bad.
This represents the darkness and violence that Shawn wanted to keep from Will and his mother.
The Middle Drawer
This is when things begin to settle and the character makes their way toward their fate.
Falling Action
Shawn was zipped into a bag and rolled away, his blood added to the pavement galaxy of bubblegum stars.
Personification
He would tell me stories about how the best rappers ever were Biggie and Tupac, but I always wondered if that was just because they were dead. People always love people more when they're dead.
Allusion
Toxic Masculinity
This symbolizes the suffocation Will feels about his situation, the difficulty of his decision, no clear path forward
The smoke
This is where the conflict is resolved, the character starts over, and the story ends.
Resolution