Example of what? "He'd join a mob to murder his own grandmother."
Hyperbole
the use of exaggeration to make a point.
Hyperbole
this contrasts ideas and words in parallel sentence structure.
Antithesis
A figure of speech where an oject, person or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning
Symbolism
a main idea that the author attempts to convey to the reader. (the hardships of coming of age.)
Theme
Giving human qualities to something that is not human
Personification
A rhyming pattern
Rhyme scheme
A literary device that compares unike objects using "like" or "as."
Simile
a difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
Irony
The time and place where a story occurs
Setting
A literary device used to indicate something that is to come.
Foreshadowing
Example of what? "All of these once familiar sounds had taken on overtones of wailing,"
Personification (or foreshadowing)
the use of exaggeration to make a point
Hyperbole
Example of what? An 11 year-old should be free of the concerns of war; however, Jethro is very burdened by them.
Irony
A variety of language used in a particular region or by members of a particular group. Dialects may differ from the standard form of the language in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.
Dialect
the feeling or emotion an author evokes in the reader through the use of sensory words or phrases.
Mood
Example of what? "It 'mazes me, Jeth, it does fer a fact, the way you kin recollect all the things Shad tells you and how you kin put them from his way of talkin' into mine."
Dialect
saying something that means the opposite of what is said
Verbal Irony
Example of what? "Give me liberty or give me death."
Antithesis
Example of what? "The trees all smiled at him that afternoon, and they said, "What war, little boy, what war?"
Personification
Example of what? "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Antithesis
Example of what? "The pot can't call the kettle black."
Idiom
Example of what? It's been days that I've looked for'ard to hevin' a meal with you, and here I've lost myself in talk that gits me worked up and loud of voice."
Dialect
the act of placing two things side by side for comparison or contrast.
Juxtaposition
The perspective from which a story or poem is written.
Point of view
Example of what? The idea in this novel about the hardships of coming of age.
Theme
This describes your topic, introduces your claim and describes how you will support and develop your claim
Thesis statement
A literary device that compares two unlike objects without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Two types of poetry
Free and Rhymed
an expression that does not literally mean what it says, but has a different, understood meaning.
Idiom
Example of what? "He'd put his hand in the fire for you."
Idiom
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