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| symbolism | a literary technique that uses concrete people, places, things, or actions to represent abstract ideas |
| foreshadowing | a literary technique in which the author uses clues to prepare readers for events that will happen in a story |
| mood | the emotional quality or atmosphere of a story or poem; described using emotional terms such as depressing, exciting, relaxing, etc. |
| irony | a literary technique in which the intended meaning of the words used is the opposite of their literal meaning |
| simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using the word “like” or “as” followed by a figurative example; something is indirectly said to BE SIMILAR TO something else |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared without using “like” or “as”; something is directly said to BE something else |
| personification | a figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human form or characteristics |
| alliteration | a literary technique that uses the repetition of initial consonant sounds to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds, and to create musical effects |
| allusion | a figure of speech that refers to a well-known character, place, or situation in history, politics, or science or from another work of literature, music, or art to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to activate prior knowledge, and/or to create fuller understanding through association |
| imagery | a literary technique that uses descriptive words to appeal to the readers’ five senses: sight, touch, smell, taste, and hearing; most often authors use this highly descriptive language to appeal to readers’ sense of sight |
| flashback | a literary technique that is an interruption in a chronological narrative that tells about something that happened before that point in the story or before the story began; gives readers information that helps to explain the main events of the story |
| symbolism example | Spider-Man's costume stands for Peter Parker's alter-ego. Where Parker is weak, Spider-Man is strong. |
| foreshadowing example | As they began to eat Thanksgiving dinner, Harry's father noticed a cut on Peter's arm. He smiled an evil smile and left the table abruptly. |
| mood example | Perched on the Statue of Liberty, Spider-Man surveys the city he protects, poised to leap into action. |
| irony example | Peter Parker slips on a banana peel and Harry says "Smooth move, Ex-Lax." |
| simile example | The Green Goblin flew in behind Spider-Man like an eagle about to catch a mouse. |
| metaphor example | Mary Jane Watson is a fox. |
| personification example | Aunt May's door moaned as the Green Goblin's pumpkin bomb kicked it in. |
| alliteration example | The Green Goblin grabbed Jonah Jameson's jugular. |
| allusion example | When Spider-Man fought the Green Goblin it was D-Day in the streets of New York. |
| imagery example | Spider-Man's muscles rippled as he lifted the concrete slab and hurled it at the Green Goblin. It smacked the Goblin with an enormous thud, setting his glider on fire. The smell of burning fuel filled the air. |
| flashback example | When Spider-Man catches the man who killed his uncle Ben, he remembers the thief he let go by and realizes it's the same person. |
| tone | the attitude of the narrator toward the subject, ideas, theme, or characters; a factual article would most likely have an objective tone, while an opinionated article on the same topic could be argumentative or satiric |
| resolution example | Spider-Man defeats the Green Goblin and Peter Parker decides to distance himself from Mary Jane in order to protect her. |
| rhythm | a literary technique that creates a pattern or “beat” by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables or words, especially in poetry; it gives a musical quality that helps convey meaning |
| rhythm example | If ONly, if ONly, the MOON speaks no rePLY |
| rhyme | a literary technique that uses the repetition of sounds in words that appear close to each other |
| rhyme example | If only, if only, the moon speaks no REPLY; Reflecting the sun and all that’s gone BY. |
| repetition | a literary technique that uses the recurrence of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas in a piece of writing |
| repetition example | Get up, get out, and get wild! |
| onomatopoeia example | A loud boom of thunder echoed across the empty lake. |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggerated description for emphasis |
| hyperbole example | The boys in Tent D thought Zero had a brain the size of a pea, but they were mistaken. |
| assonance | a literary technique that uses the repetition of vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry; draws attentions to certain words or ideas and creates a musical effect |
| assonance example | Spidey went high up the side of the skyscraper. |
| analogy | a form of expression that makes a comparison between two things based on one or more elements that they share; helps readers to understand relationships or ideas |
| analogy example | The Green Goblin is to Spider man as Joker is to Batman. |
