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AEB8tenaEEom-repetition
of consonantsounds(SistenSusiesits by the
seashone
sellinEseashells.)
AEBcssEora*an
ls'ldinect
referenceto sornethr8ng
outsldethe litenarywork" Tt
lfrtenary
wor[<u
a
eouldbe a referer"lce
to a rmyth,an hlstonica[
event, as']ott']en
persorl. . " alsnostanythlng.
has nnade
Exampfe-nfthe nannaton
of a nove[saysthat a ctranacten
-"FNercurlean
to tefl[you
effort,"'thenthe novelisthas ulsedan ilh.rsion
sornething
This alfiuslon
[s to the myth of F{ereulfles"
aboutthe elraracter.
Acn&agemEs&*a
characterwho is usuallyIs'rconf8ictwltt'lthe pnotagonrist.
"'Lltt[e
Example*Xn
RedR.iding
Hoodo"the Big BadWo[fis the an]tagonfist
hecausehe [s [r'reonfllctwith Llttle R.edRldirughlood"
ffitreet
Charaeter6uafteom-the
way an author presentsthe chanaetens.
eharaeter$za€Eec,a
is [ike.
is when t&reauthonte[[syon"r
what a ehanaeten
you to drawyourrowrn
XmdEreat
eBsaraaterEea€Bom
is wtrenthe authonaffiows
you
eonclusions
whrata charaeteris [ike"
abouta ef'laracter
by showirlg
Exampfe*,An
w[roshswsa characterwho heflps
out at a nulnsimg
aurtl'lon
flrorneand volurmteers
frscanlng
at a presehoofl
is showingthat the ef'laraeten
asrdkfind.
po$ntimthe stony.
eHammx*nesofives
the cnisls;the rnost dnas'v'latle
eomf8Be&-two
foneesgoing againsteactrothen: a)withflm
t['lecf'lanaeten
vs. soefra$
or
h)c8lanaeter
natune
vs" anothen
e)charaeter
chanacter
FEashhaek-asectlonof the lfiterany
the chnonologiea$
wonkthat internurpts
order of eventsto nelatean event frorn the past; it can he in the fonsm
of a
necoflleetion/
a drearnon daydneaff"rn,
an aeeounton stonytofldhy a eharaeten.
ForeshadowBmg-ahlnt to the neadeno
rmaynot he obvfiorls
wh[ehfin']ay
CIfi"
duninga first a:eadlrrg,
aboutthe Eemenafi
of the p[ot.
dlrectlom
Exan'tp{e-Analnstors,'l
ima story oftemfoneshadows
fon
dlffleufittfrnnes
efiaanaetens
0aterin tlaestorv.
ffigperboBe-extrerneexaggerat[onnlsedto nlakea po[mt"
Exarnpfe:"'n'm
so hungrytreouldeat a horse.u,
Emageny-theusesf descriptlvelanEuage
to appea!to one of the neaden"s
senses(sound,touctlusnrell,or sight).
Exarnple-"Theftrdger.neltedin his moutlr,swinllngarous'ldhis tongue wltt'la
rfrch,buttery flavon""
Enemg-theexpressiosl
just the
of a eentalm
[deaby say[ngor showfing
oppos[te.ffinametEe
Enemy
occurswhen tftreaq.jdleriee
o!' neadenksnows
flT]or-e
than the charaeterwho is speaklnE,amdthr.lst['lewondsrneafix
sornetL"lir-rg
diffenemt
to the audlernce
or readenthamto the chanaeten"
SEEruatEomaE
crocey
CIecu!'s
when the oppositeof what is expeetedtakes place.WerbaEErCImy
oce{,.!rs
whesn
sorneonesaysoarethlr"rghut rrneans
the opposite.
Exampfe-Achanacter
who says,'"n'mscirethls w[[[be funo"o
wh[[ewalk[nrg
flntothe dentlst'sofflce,Is expressingvenbalEnorny"
S8eftaphor*aeornpanisorl
rnadewitl'loultusit'lgt['lewonds'o0i$(eo'
or ooas.'o
'lX
Exan'tpfe-When
hiarilletsays, wifrlspeakdaggens
he ls eompanimg
to hetro,,
hls f'luffifr.lI
wordsto dagEens.
&€ood*tl"le
atrmosphene
onfee!flngestabfllshed
hy the totaf[tyof the flfltenany
work (eonmle,
trag[e,mystery.)
@momatopeeBa*the
use sf wondstflat soundfl0ke
wf,ratthey rmean.
Exarnp !e-'osrxap'o;o"pop"';oopow'u
sNymer@ffi-aphrasennadeup of two seenrlnglyoppositewords.
*'jL]trmbo
Examp les-'os!neene8Ee";"deafenIs]gsfr[emee'";
shnlnnp'"
FcnsomEfEea€Eom-E[v[nE
hurmaneharactenfistics
onahi[[t[esto nornhL.!mar]
t&^limgs"
Exam'tpfe--u'Tfi"le
nnonmlng
sumflfiEht
damcedaerossthe p[[[ow",'
trEot-whathappensFna story.
Example-Flotscan be very cormpflexo
as frrrRon'neo
and -]uIiet,In whichthe
pflotis the courseof eventsleadlngto the two younglovens'beaths.
Fccm&
ef wEceru-the
vfrewon polmtfnsrmwhfrcff'l
the stony[s to[d; nmustbe
elther first person(n) or thindperson(ffren
sheoit, they) point of v[ew"
Fro8agomBsft*genrena!8y
tt'le rmaim
cffraraeten
0ma pfieceoflwnitlmgo
the
chanacten
w['lo
[s
Ll're
focurs
plot
of
the
and
who
etlanEes
In
somle
way"
-['$]e
Exannpfe-nm
Catchenisnttre Rye,the pnotagomnst
nsF.{of,den
eaulilfie0d"
'\r,
Repet6t6em-saying
the sarnething rrlorethan oneeon usingthe sanme
soundor semtence
structureCIveramd
over agalm"
t
SettEmg-the
tirneand plaeewherethe story oecurs.
SEsmtEe-a
cofTtparison
madeusinEthe wonds"Bikenu
or *uas."
Exampfe-"*5he
is as quickas a rahblt."
S&aeeza*aseetionof poetnyseparatefrsnnt['le seetfior']s
Uhrat
corurehefone
andaften"
SpmhoEEsm-theuiseof an object to represecltan ahstractidea"
Examples-F{eas-ts
often synnbolize
love; the eolorwhlte oftemsyrnbo[izes
Innoeemce"
Theme*a genera8ldea expressedhy a flltenany
wonk"Tftrereean he rnore
than onettlennein a work.
Example-Thetheme of ""-['he
Toffiofise
0sthat sf,owo
steady
and the Hare"o
effront
tniurmphs
over natnlna[
hut umdevefioped
tafiesrt"
\=
Tome-tft'lefeeflr"lg
an authos'cCImveys
to the neader"Toneeontrlhutesto the
overallrnoodof a wonk
Example-Tonecan be fonmail,seniou:so
passflonate,
flilghthear=tedo
wltty,
sarcast{er
@rany othengemenafl
expnessfron
feefilng.
of