| A | B |
|---|
| simile | a comparison that uses like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as |
| foreshadowing | a hint of upcoming events |
| alliteration | repeated consonant sounds |
| essential information | details important to the story |
| plot | the events of a story |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| character | a living thing in a story |
| characterization | the words, action, attitudes and appearance of a character |
| theme | the message woven throughout a piece of literature |
| fiction | stories written about made-up events |
| nonfiction | stories about events that really happened |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| understatement | the opposite of exaggeration |
| first person, involved point of view | the narrator is a part of the story and has an opinion |
| first person, removed point of view | the narrator uses "I" when telling the story but is not directly involved in what is going on |
| third person, omniscient point of view | writer gets into everyone's head--knows what everyone is thinking |
| third person, limited point of view | the writer only reveals what one character is thinking or feeling |
| point of view | who it telling the story |
| genre | type or category |
