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 * //Elements of Literature//**

Cadence Diction Satire Soliloquize Idiom Repetition Diction Imagery Alliteration Foreshadowing Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia Paradox Exposition Symbolism Direct/Indirect Characterization

Hyperbole New Sentence: The whole world was staring at me. Context Clues: Since it is not possible for the whole world to stare at you, this is an exaggeration.

Simile New Sentence: In his ratty tennis shoes and stained t-shirt, Tyler looked like a homeless man. Context Clues: The character Tyler is being compared to a homeless man.


 * Kevin Sweeney**

Hyperbole New Sentence: I could eat a horse. Context Clues: This Hyperbole because its an exaggerated way of saying im hungary.

Theme New Sentence: The theme of the book was sad and gloomy after his father's death and his attempted sucide. Context Clues: The author is giving pieces to show the state of his emotions are and how they afftect the attitude of the book.

Simile New Sentence: He runs as fast as a cheetah. Contex Clues: This is Simile because its a comparision between two things using like or as.

Irony New Sentence:The priest told us today that he had a mistress. Context Clues: This is ironic because the preist preaches one thing and does another.

Imagery: New Sentence:The ignorant and self-centered girl in her new dress threw with passion her red cold slushi at her scared and frightened boyfriend's face in the cafteria. Context Clues: This is imagery because it gives vivid details about the scene thats happening.

Dylan Ose

Theme The theme of the book is sad and depressing after the death of his mother in the car crash.

Foreshadowing The hint of the key in the beginning of the book is that they found in the hole that they dug up and it opened the mysterious trapped dog.

Irony It's ironic when the teacher of the defensive driving course was speeding on his way home from the course.

Imagery The imagery in the book is when Ben is describing his homeland to Dan when they were fighting in the war in France.

Simile