Literary Devices

When an author varies the length of sentences and paragraphs, it affects the ______ of a story.

What technique is used in this phrase? "His broken heart-strings bled the blues"

Pathetic fallacy is when the environment or objects in it reflect the ____ of the character.

What is it called when a series of related or similar words are used throughout a paragraph?

Every new line of dialogue must begin on a new line in a story.

Name the two techniques in: "He plays the violin like a dying, strangled cat"

Contractions (weren't, isn't, don't, can't) should never be used in short stories.

When an author alludes to or hints at events that will happen later in a story, we call it...

Your English teacher finds meaning in the description of the "blue curtains". This is...

When your English teacher asks you to "show, don't tell", they're looking for more...