Liberty device

Juxtaposition

Contrast to highlight differences

Allusion

reference ( to mythology or the bible usually)

onmatopoeia

words that are spelled like they should

point of view

The perspective of whatever is telling the story

Characterization

How the author develop the character

Theme

General lesson or moral of the story

Foreshadowing

hints about what will happen later in the story

Setting

time and place of a story

Oxymoron

2 opposite words combined in one expression

Comnotation

the emotions connected with a

word.

Irony

the opposite of what you expect to happens

Imegery

words that create a picture in the readers mind

Personification

giving human qualities to non-human things.

Hyperbole

over exaggeration

Simile

comparison using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

comparison without using like or as

Mood/Atmosphere/Tone

General feeling associated with the story

Diction/Language

word choice

Analogy

any type of comparison

Suspence

Feeling that something bad is going to happen

Plot

the events of the story

Alliteration

many words start with the same letter

Symbolism

object represents something else

treatment

the way the author does something