Terms• Plot – The order of events in a story• Foreshadow – When something happens early in the story that

indicates what will happen later in the story• Flashback – When the plot leaves the present to go back to another

time (and sometimes another place)• Figurative Language – Language that is not literal• Metaphor – A comparison that says that something actually is

something else• Simile – A comparison that says that something is like something

else (uses “like” or “as”)• Personification – When something non-human is given human

qualities• Imagery – The art of creating images through writing• Tone – The emotion the author wishes to create within the audience

Plot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZrghaHZvjk

Foreshadowing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZgMJ-WFzPg

Flashback

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyduQDlMZkw

Metaphor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esuQIMr8nNw

Simile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfeqRTMBm5A

Personification

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKexdSZNiLc

Imagery & Tone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hp-4pkCfg0