The perspective that the narrator holds in relation to the events of the story.

Words and phrases also called linking or connecting words, are used to link together different ideas in your text

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as” and they are commonly used in everyday communication.

Coordinating conjunctions that join compound sentences together.

Literary works in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature:

The narrator tells a story from their own perspective

Additive, Adversative, Casual, Sequential

A statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.”

Where the character traits ARE Plainly stated by the author. Remember traits can be both physical such as face shape and eye color, and Psychological such as introverts, extroverts, or friendliness.

A division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern.

The narrator tells a story about you, the reader or viewer

words that signal to the reader that you are adding to an idea and/or your ideas are similar,
e.g., in addition, furthermore,

The attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects. Using personification affects the way readers imagine things, and it sparks an interest in the subject.

Where the character traits ARE NOT plainly stated by the author and are revealed as we read the story by their behavior, actions, words, thoughts, and speech.

The attitude a writer expresses toward the subject of their text.

The narrator tells a story about other people

Words used to signal conflict, contradiction, concession, and dismissal,
e.g. However, On the other hand, instead of

"I’m youth, I’m joy, I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg"

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a kind of administrative relief from deportation. The purpose of DACA is to protect eligible immigrant youth who came to the United States when they were children from deportation.

A device that evokes certain feelings for readers through a work’s setting, tone, theme, and diction. It’s also referred to as the “atmosphere” of a piece

"Judging by her expensive-looking shoes, I figured she could afford to part with her purse."

Words that express a numerical sequence, continuation, conclusion, digression, resumption, or summation,
Eg. In the (first, second, third, etc.) place 2. To begin with 3. To start with

"the sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world. All at once, they were aware of the evening as the end of light and warmth"

In literary works, it functions to provide additional information about a noun.

The setting is the context in which the story takes place. The three main components of the setting are time, place, and the social environment.