Which literary element is defined as a hint about what might happen later in the story?

Which literary element is defined as when the opposite of what is expected happens?

Which element of figurative language is defined as a kind of imagery that appeals to the senses?

Which element of figurative language is defined as using human terms to describe something that is not human?

Which elements of figurative language is defined as when the author paints a picture using words, creating an image in the mind of the reader?

Which element of figurative language is defined as extreme exaggeration?

Which literary element is defined as a hint about what might happen later in the story?

Alliteration

hyperbole

Nobody invites Edward to parties because he is a wet blanket.

Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk.

The leaves danced in the wind on the cold October afternoon.

Jamie runs as fast as the wind.

Words that imitate sounds

Comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as”

A brief reference to a well-known literary or historical person, place, or event with the intent of making a connection with the reader.

A statement that deliberately lessens the fullness or truth of the situation for effect.

DEFINITION: An account of a conversation, an episode, or an event that happened before the beginning of a story

DEFINITION: A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story.

DEFINITION: A common figure of speech whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of its words.

DEFINITION: A joke that comes from a play on words. It can make use of a word's multiple meanings or of a word's sound.

DEFINITION: The occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words, such as sweet, heat, and complete.

EXAMPLE: "One time, as a child, in a power failure, his mother had found and lit a last candle and there had been a brief hour of rediscovery...and they, mother and son, alone, transformed, hoping that the power might not come on again too soon..."

EXAMPLE: "He stood looking up at the ventilator grille...something seemed to peer down at him now."

EXAMPLE: "[Montag] saw their Cheshire Cat smiles burning through the walls of the house. And now they were screaming at each other above the din.”

DEFINITION: Language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words. It is used to create effects, to emphasize ideas, and to evoke emotions in the reader.

Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.