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| Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words; ex: Sally saw sea shells by the sea shore. |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning; ex. buzz, hiss, and clap |
| Simile | comparison using like or as; ex. She was as happy as a clown |
| Metaphor | comparison of two somewhat related things without using like or as; ex. The road was a ribbon of moonlight |
| Personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects; ex. The tree's hands (branches) moved with the wind |
| Idioms | an expression not to be taken literally; ex. He kicked the bucket. (He died) |
| Exaggeration (hyperbole) | an extreme overstatement; ex. He cried a river! (he cried tremendously) |
| Flashback | an interruption of the action to present a scene that took place earlier in time |
| Foreshadowing | writer provides hints that suggest future events |
| Irony | contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens; ex. It's whenyou find 1,000 forks when all you need is a knife. |
| Imagery | consists of words and phrases that appeal to reader's senses; ex. Our kitchen was truly home; it was filled with the sweet aroma of freshly baked cookies. |
| Setting | time and place of a story |
| Suspense | feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by the reader. The reader is on the edge of his seat. It is usually marked by danger and sometimes death |
| Tone | the writer's attitude toward his subject. Examples are amused, objective (fair), and angry |
| Plot | the timeline of events. The exposition (intro of conflict and characters), rising action, climax, resolution/denouement (loose ends tied up) |
| Mood | a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers. Techniques are word choice, dialogue, description, and plot complication. |
| Dialogue | the conversation between characters in a short story, novel, play, poem, or in works of non-fiction |
| Theme | an author's message about life, people, or nature; it is the author's perception of the world; reader may or may not agree with the author's view |
| Purposes of dialogue | 1. tell the reader about a character 2. explain the relationship between characters 3. move the plot along 4. provide background information |
