https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq Made with charm en-us 2017-03-31 14:00:18 UTC 2025-10-22 22:01:08 UTC hello@padlet.com jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163972856 The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. Example: The tsunami raced towards the coastline.]]> 2017-03-31 14:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163972856 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163974180 A comparison of two or more things using like or as. Example: Her hair was soft like a pillow.]]> 2017-03-31 14:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163974180 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163975916 A hint to events that will occur later in the story. Example: A gun is a sign of upcoming events. Sometimes it will be hidden in a drawer or glove compartment. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163975916 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163976246 When an author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. Example: Don't be a Scrooge!]]> 2017-03-31 14:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163976246 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163976613 A comparison of two or more things without the use of "like" or "as". Example: He drowned in a sea of grief.]]> 2017-03-31 14:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163976613 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163977114 When an author uses words or phrases to create "mental images" for the reader. Example: On a starry winter night in Port Jervis.]]> 2017-03-31 14:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163977114 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163977708 An object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. Example: Life is a roller coaster.]]> 2017-03-31 14:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163977708 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163978389 A relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas. Example: You are as annoying as nails on a chalkboard.]]> 2017-03-31 14:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163978389 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163978842 A resistance the protagonist of the story finds in achieving his aims or dreams. Example: “To be, or not to be–that is the question" (Hamlets conflict was his own inner will to live).]]> 2017-03-31 14:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163978842 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163979044  A distinctive tone or tenor of an author’s writings. Example: Hey, what's up, man? Lookin' cool in those shades you're wearin'!]]> 2017-03-31 14:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163979044 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163979470 When the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect. Example: It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

]]> 2017-03-31 14:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163979470 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163979893 When the author plays around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning. Example: A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets. ]]> 2017-03-31 14:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163979893 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163980252 A definitive stance the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work. Example:  Happiness ]]> 2017-03-31 14:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163980252 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163980525 The use of concepts or ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together hold significant value on several levels. Example: The old man was a wise fool. 

]]> 2017-03-31 14:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163980525 jacdecker1 https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163980990 The intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events. Example: When the girl ran from the murderer, suspense was built to see if she'd get away or not.]]> 2017-03-31 14:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jacdecker1/vpdn35pasldq/wish/163980990