giving lifelike qualities to inanimate objects as in That desk tripped me.

word or phrases of description that are repeated time and again within a work of literature as in "O great contender."

a comparison between two things essentially alike using like or as; Nasir is swift like a cheetah.

the author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the characters; "You yellow dogs.."

a central idea in a piece of writing; life lesson; Temptations are difficult to resist.

event/scene taking place before the present time; Back to the Future

a hint or clue to future events; If you don't study your vocabulary words, you may fail the quiz.

"Her legs-and there are 12 of them-are like great tentacles..." (930).

"...heard the rock bellowing all around. The black sand raging..." (936).

"...he (Polyphemus) seemed rather a shaggy mountain" (906).

Books 9, 10, and 12 of The Odyssey by Homer

"If you raid the beeves, I see destruction for ship and crew" (932).

"Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier" (922).

Odysseus speaking to the suitors: "You yellow dogs...Your time has come. You die in blood!" (957) Angry

Loyalty is valued. Revenge is justified. These are examples of...