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| Repetition of first letter sounds. (Ex:Peter is picking pickled peppers to put in his pepper soup.) |
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| Conflict that happens in the mind. (Ex. Should I do this or not?) |
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| Conflict against outside forces such as nature, fate, or other characters. (Ex. Maria vs. Kate) |
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| Returning to the past in a memory to relate an important idea or teach a lesson (Ex. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie has several flashbacks of when he was "slow".) |
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| The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story. (Ex. In Hatchet, Gary Paulsen uses foreshadowing to hint that Brian may not make it all the way to Canada.) |
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| Hyperbole (hi-per-bow-lee) |
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| A great exaggeration. (Ex. My mother has told me fifty billion times to clean up my room.) |
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| Contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. (Ex. A unexpected turn in the story.) |
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| Direct comparison between two dissimilar things. (Ex. Her face was redder than a lobster.) |
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| Words that describe what they sound like. (Ex. Crackle) |
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| Giving something human-like features. (Ex. The dog looked up at me with a sad look in her eyes.) |
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| Perspective of which the story is told 1st person: Narrator is in the story (Maria and I want to the zoo.) 3rd person: narrator observes and reports story (Maria and Kate went to the park.) |
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| Like 3rd person point of view, but also know all the characters' thoughts and feelings. (Maria and Kate were overjoyed to find out that they had been invited to the party.) |
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The time and place of the story happens
(Simple: Last week) (Detailed: May 4, 2011 at 2:45pm.) |
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| Comparing one like thing to another to describe it using liek or as. (Ex. Her forehead was as hot as a fire.) |
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| An idea about life revealed in a work of literature. (Ex. "In good times prepare for when the bad times come." -Aesop) |
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