| A | B |
|---|
| Repetition | To repeat or do again |
| Rhyme | The repetition of like sounding syllables |
| Rhythm | The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables:meter |
| Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration to make a point |
| Simile | A comparison between two things using "like", "as", or "than". |
| Metaphor | A direct or implied comarison between two unlike things. |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to nonhuman things. |
| Onomatopeia | The use of words to imitate sounds. |
| Symbolism | The use of words to represent ideas that carry strong emotional impact. |
| Imagery | The use of words to form pictures or sensory impressions. |
| Plot | A sequence or series of events in a story. |
| Narrator | A story teller. |
| Refrain | A repeated line in a poem or "the chorus". |
| Theme | The main idea or purpose of a story. |
| Lyrical | Musical |
| Setting | Where and when a story takes place. |
| Ambiguous | Having more than one meaning. |
| Mood | The emotion felt by the reader. |
| Irony | A twisted reversal of what the characters and readers expect. |
| Moral | A lesson or rule to live by. |
| Figurative | The implied, symbolic, metaphoric, poetic, or idiomatic meaning of a word or phrase. |
| Literal | The stated or exact meaning of a word or phrase. |
