Forshadow

Hints or clues about what may happen

"was as one already dead"

~Owl Creek Bridge

Shift in time; when information is given about a character or event that already happened

Part two in OCB

Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

death is a dignitary

~OCB

Unreliable Narrator

A narrator/character that can't be trusted based on biased, untruthful, or inaccurate information

Extra keen eyesight

All elements of the story work together to explain the theme; an extended metaphor

clock, rooms...

~Masque

Something that represents an idea or principle; both the literal& figuative meaning

Masks

~Masque

Overall message of the story; The "life lesson" that the story imparts.

The passage of time is greater then man

~Masque

Reference to a specific theme/idea while creating a picture in the readers mind.

The clock

~Masque

A direct statement that the author makes in decribeing a character

"I am a large, big boned woman"
~Everyday

An implied statement about a characters personality

"Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes..."
~Everyday

A conflect that a character has with him/her self

"She can have them Mama."
~Everyday

A conflect that a character has with an outside force

Mama snatching quilts from Dee
~Everyday

Creating a visual picture in the readers mind.

TV Show

~Everyday

When the opposite of what's expected to happen happens

Georg and Ulrich being "eaten" by wolves after they resolve the feud.
~Interlopers

overall mood or feeling of the story

omnious
~Masque

All knowing narrator; a narrator that can give insight into the characters thoughts ideas

3rd person- Interlopers