literary+elements+a3s2

1. Personification: when an inanimate object is given human characteistics and/or human feelings. NM

2. Simile: a comparison between two unlike objects by using "like" or "as. SG

3. Suspense: the uncertainity or anxiety that a reader feels about the next event that will occur in a plot. NM

4. Indirect Characterization: when character traits are revealed in the character's words, actions, descriptions, behavior, and/or comments made by other characters. NM

5. Allusion: a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. CS

6. Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike objects using the words "like" or "as". SG

7. Hyperbole: obvious and intentional exaggeration. CS

7. Pun: the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. CS