A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, story, or piece of art that the author expects the reader to recognize.

When the author places two ideas, characters, or images next to each other to highlight their differences or similarities.

Descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses ( sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch) to help form a picture.

The repetition or the same word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences to emphasize an idea.

A comparison between two unlike things that continues over several lines or throughout a text.

A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.

A minor plot that relates in some way to the major plot.

An element that reoccurs in stories. It's a theme or pattern that recurs in a work.

A device authors use to create a mental uncertainty accompanied by anxiety or excitement.

The emotional feeling or general attitude in a story. Tone=Author's feelings Mood=Reader's feelings

An interruption in the story to take the reader back to earlier times and events.

A narrator who can't be trusted. Their story is not completely accurate or credible due to problems with the character's mental state or maturity.

An ordinary object which has an extended meaning.

The difference between what we expect to happen, and what actually does happen. This adds suspense and interest to the story.

When a character says something that is the opposite of what he/she actually means.

Something takes place that a character orr reader does not expect to happen.

When the reader/audience knows something that the character in the story, on the screen, or on the stage does not know.

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Question	Answer
Allusion	A brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, story, or piece of art that the author expects the reader to recognize.
Juxtaposition	When the author places two ideas, characters, or images next to each other to highlight their differences or similarities.
Imagery	Descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses ( sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch) to help form a picture.
Anaphora	The repetition or the same word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences to emphasize an idea.
Extended metaphor	A comparison between two unlike things that continues over several lines or throughout a text.
Foreshadowing	A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
Subplot	A minor plot that relates in some way to the major plot.
Motif	An element that reoccurs in stories. It's a theme or pattern that recurs in a work.
Suspense	A device authors use to create a mental uncertainty accompanied by anxiety or excitement.
Tone/Mood	The emotional feeling or general attitude in a story. Tone=Author's feelings Mood=Reader's feelings
Flashback	An interruption in the story to take the reader back to earlier times and events.
Unreliable Narrator	A narrator who can't be trusted. Their story is not completely accurate or credible due to problems with the character's mental state or maturity.
Symbolism	An ordinary object which has an extended meaning.
Irony	The difference between what we expect to happen, and what actually does happen. This adds suspense and interest to the story.
Verbal Irony	When a character says something that is the opposite of what he/she actually means.
Situational Irony	Something takes place that a character orr reader does not expect to happen.
Dramatic Irony	When the reader/audience knows something that the character in the story, on the screen, or on the stage does not know.

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