Literary Devices

Foreshadowing is a literary device where the author gives hints of what might happen later in the story..

It is the feeling conveyed by the READERS towards the passage.

VOICE in fiction pertains to the format through which stories are told. It is the speaker of the story.

Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. He threw his baseball glove on the couch with a sigh. The thunder cracked and his phone dinged. Trey picked up the phone. It was a message from his cousin: The game is cancelled because of the weather. Trey didn't reply to the message. He threw the phone back on his bed and rubbed his temples. The rain pattered on the roof. What is the mood of this paragraph?

A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio. What is the tone of the passage?

IMAGERY is another term for Sensory Language, where the author appeals to the five senses.

Which among the following is an example of a METAPHOR?

Which among the following is an example of a PERSONIFICATION?

The chronological order of a story is paused when the character experiences a flashback, because they recall specific events from the past.

What figurative language is present in the statement below?

1. "I have a million things to do this week."

What figurative language is present in the statement below?

1. "He woke up to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon, when all he wanted was coffee."

What figurative language is present in the statement below?

1. "Fear gripped the patient waiting for a diagnosis."

What figurative language is present in the statement below?

1. "As they sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting for the sunset, the sinking sun shimmered on the water as the blue sky transformed into various shades of purple and pink."

What figurative language is present in the statement below?

1. "The sad truth is that what I could recall in 5 seconds all too soon needed 10, then 30, then a full minute—like shadows lengthening at dusk."