characterization - A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits., imagery - Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste), symbolism - A device in literature where an object represents an idea., simile - A comparison using "like" or "as", metaphor - a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as, personification - A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes, alliteration - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse, onomatopoeia - A word that imitates the sound it represents., foreshadowing - An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story, theme - The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life, example of personification: - "the yellow flower faces no longer smile", example of characterization: - "Ollie stands up, puffs out his chest and glances at Emma", example of simile: - "Death smells like a rotten fish", example of metaphor: - "she has a heart of gold", example of imagery: - "Light in the eastern sky has turned from red to gold in the hour we've been standing here", example of alliteration: - "sweet scent of skunk", example of onomatopoeia - "The horses clip-clop down the road ahead of us", example of symbolism: - "white shirt crumpled in the mud",

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