Literary Devices

When an author provides clues or hints that suggest future events.

"The sun dipped low, painting the sky with hues of orange and pink, as the tranquil waves sparkled in its fading light."

“The wind screamed outside.”

a moment in which the opposite of what’s expected actually occurs, a contrast between “what seems to be” and “what is.”

Time is a thief.

"She's as graceful as a refrigerator falling down a flight of stairs."

She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for him to waken.

“I’m so bored I could DIE!”

“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”

 A comparison between two different things, suggesting that they are alike in some way.

After Simba took over as king, it began to rain on Pride Rock.

An interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time.