English

• Imagery


  Sensory words that help the readers imagine what scene or situation is described in the story
• Types of imagery


  • Visual - eyes
  • Auditory - ears
  • Olfactory - nose
  • Gustatory - ears
  • Tactile - skin
  • Kinesthetic - action
  • Organic - inside the body
• Tone


  The attitude of the writer towards the subject of the story or the poem (e.g. sad, happy, sarcastic, indifferent)
• Figures of speech


  Words that should not be taken literally because they have deeper meanings
• Types of figures of speech

  • Simile - an indirect comparison using "like" or "as"
  • Metaphor - direct comparison
  • Personification - comparing an animal or inanimate object with humans
• aggression - hostile behavior intended to harm someone else