Sentences - Words

Theme- The main theme of the address was for the nation to bind up its wounds and to accept the outcome of the war, while moving on with life and prosperity.

Repetition- It will become necessary soon enough to become a better person in the world.

Counterpoints- The black exhaust coming from the truck’s inside was turning the bright white snow a dirty color.

Imagery- The flowers dangled from the roof of the devil’s silhouette.

Metaphor- That painting of me taking the bull by the horns is how I like to handle my business, except that that really happened.

Characterization- The girl’s bright blue eyes were as attractive as the sky on a beautiful, clear day.

Plot Development- After chasing the tiger through the forest, Jack began to give up on such a seemingly impossible task.

Introduction and conclusion- Jack’s friend, John, was a multi-billion dollar corporation owner who ran his famed logging industry, based in the deepest jungles of the Amazon.

Narrator- Upon completing his eagle project, Jeff began to start the planning process for his eagle board.

Style, tone, voice- And this is why it is absolutely necessary that this state take an anti-death penalty stance.

Analogy- We have to educate the indigenous peoples of the world, like shedding light on the Amish without actually giving them electricity.

Flashback- He was headed toward the swimming pool that day, just as he had a thousand times before, on all those days when he felt fat.

Foreshadowing- It was a great feeling for Jack to have read the words ‘I love you’ on the card from Sue; he wanted to find her right then and give her I gigantic hug.

Hyperbole-She looked like she’d been through hell after that training course.

Personification- The flowers danced as though the sun would never rise again.

Allusion- It became clear that Hitler had become a leader, and not a follower, similar to Jesus and his own disciples.

Irony- The girl wished only to be ‘seeing the boy,’ but not actually ‘dating him.’

Oxymoron- She broke my heart with that solid steel sword of hers.

Paradox- The work of Picasso is so mind-bendingly beautiful, while at the same time it can be viewed as a mere collage of garbage.

Symbolism- The heart shape he made in the sand on that scorching summer day lasted the entire summer as he and Sue began their life-long relationship.

Parody- Early immigrants in American history looked at such rags-to-riches successes as John D. Rockefeller and considered such an achievement a definite possibility for themselves.

Sarcasm- You’re about as useful as a watch without a battery.

Satire- It’s unclear why you didn’t just take the old lady’s groceries, when she handed the large bags to you to help her carry them.