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| hints of something that is going to happen later in a story |
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| going back in time in a story |
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the use of words (or actions)to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
"Gentlemen, you cannot fight in here! This is the War Room!" |
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| mental images that are formed in your mind when reading (these must appeal to one of the 5 senses) |
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| In literature, when one thing represents something else (a tree may represent life or a mountain may represent strength) |
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| A reference to something well-known in literature "He was a modern-day Daniel." |
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| A figure of speech that compares two things by bringing them together. These do not use like or as. Example: My dad is a bear when he sleeps. |
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| A figure of speech that compares two things, but keeps them seperate. These use like or as. Example: My dad sleeps like a bear. |
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| the repetition of initial (first) consonant sounds Example: The goofy, green grasshopper gobbled the grass. |
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| sound words Example: buzz or splat |
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| the use of two contradictory terms together Example: jumbo shrimp or living dead |
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| contradictory statement Example: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I love him so much, that I hate him! |
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| A figure of speech NOT to be taken literally. Example: Go break a leg! |
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| giving human qualities to non living things "The leaves danced in the breeze." |
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| The development of the characters throughout the story |
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