Literary Devices

A warning or indication of a future event. Foreshadowing A warning or indication of a future event.

Foreshadowing Example “If one more person asks me what’s wrong, I am going to SCREAM!” (friend enters and asks “What’s wrong?”) “My dream guy is tall, dark, and handsome.” (Tall, good-looking boy with dark hair enters) “ I don’t need to study; I already know everything.” (What do you think happens here?)

Irony The expression of one’s meaning using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for a humorous effect.

Irony Example A bald man named “Harry” Having 10 pens, but no pencil when you need it ( a scantron test, for example). Finally getting the courage to ride a rollercoaster, and it gets stuck

Flashback An earlier event inserted into the chronological order of the story

Flashback Example “It happened 4 years ago…” “It was a rainy day back in April…”