1.) Despite the fact that her friend had chosen to leave with all the others, Emily stayed with the wounded knight.
repetition
exaggeration
contrast/compare
allegory
2.) Daniel had been walking so long and so far that his head was swimming and his arms dragged on the ground from exhaustion. “I’m going to burst into flame from the heat,” he thought ruefully, “but I may pass out from the walking first.”
simplicity
archetypes
contrast/compare
exaggeration/unrealism
3.) So the problem had been presented: leave for Lake Town, or stay with the elves? James wondered what Ellen had chosen, but had no way as of yet to find out.
suspense
universal character type
realism
symbol
4.) Sven was excited − very excited − about the party. This party was going to be the liveliest celebration of his life. His excitement spilled over into his school lessons. Never before had the pioneer days seemed this exciting!
allegory
symbolism
repetition
compare/contrast
5.) Julie knew that the first day of school would be tough − the other kids looked as if they all belonged in their own perfect niche; but she stood out like a sore thumb.
repetition
realism
exaggeration
artistic excellence
6.) Thw eerie fog of the cold, damp night cast a foreboding shadow on the dark road.
suspense
compare/contrast
repetition
7.) Nancy felt as if she had experiences this all before. She knew that this circumstance was familiar in some way.
suspence
repetition
realism
8.) The author knew that this would be a boy-meets-girl type of story.
allegory
realism
archetype
9.) . John Bunyun’s “Pilgrim’s Progress” is an example of
realism
exageration
allegory
10.) The Lion in “The Lion