A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning.

Techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character by what:

*he/she does

*other characters say about him/her, or how they react

*the author reveals directly or through a narrator

Speech that reflects pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar typical of a geographical region.

Interruption of the chronological (time) order to present something that occurred before the beginning of the story

Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as "figures of speech"

Examples: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

a purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor

comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'

human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea.

Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme. Poets who write in free verse try to reproduce that natural rhythms of spoken language.

Words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

The quality of a literary or informative work that makes the character and/or situations seem funny, amusing, or ludicrous

A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions or contrasts.

The use of words that imitate sounds.

Examples: hiss, buzz, swish, crunch

Perspective from which the story is told

Writing that comments humorously on human flaws, ideas, social customs, or institutions in order to change them.

The distinctive way that a writer uses language including such factors as word choice, sentence length, arrangement, and complexity, and the use of figurative language and imagery

A feeling of excitement, curiosity, or expectation about what will happen

Person, place, or thing that represents something beyond itself, most often something concrete or tangible that represents an abstract idea