1. Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

2. Personification Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
Ex: The curtains waved goodbye as the wind rushed in.

3. Hinting at a future event
Foreshadowing
Hinting at a future event
EX. =. A pipe is going to burst, but before it does, the author writes a scene where the family notices a small dark spot on the ceiling, but ignores it.

4. Comparing two things without using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
Comparing two things without using “like” or “as”
Example: The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.

5. Using multiple senses to describe a situation.
Imagery
Using multiple senses to describe a situation.
Ex: I walked outside to see the snow sparkling like glitter, felt the cold air rush between the holes in my sweater, and smelled the fresh scent of pine; I knew Christmas was coming soon.

6. Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
Comparing two things using like or as
She smelled like a bouquet of fresh flowers.

7. Irony
Situational: When the opposite of what you expect to occur happens.
Dramatic: We know something the characters don’t
Verbal: You say the opposite of what you mean.

8. Theme Message the author is trying to convey.
Ex: Topic + insight = theme
Topic = Love
Insight = not that powerful
Theme = Love is not more powerful than jealousy

9. The atmosphere or emotion the author makes the reader feel.
Mood
The atmosphere or emotion the author makes the reader feel.
Ex: Provokes suspense, fear, happiness etc.

10. Tone
The AUTHOR’s attitude toward the piece of work through the words used.
“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.