| A | B |
|---|
| similie | comparison using LIKE or AS |
| synonym | two words- same meaning |
| metaphore | comparison of two unlike things |
| hyperbole | over exaggerated truth |
| alliteration | 1 repeating consonant sound |
| assonance | 1 repeating vowel sound |
| allegory | literature where objects stand for abstract ideas |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | character in conflict with the main character |
| audience | persons who are intended to read a piece of writing |
| author's purpose | reason for the author to write |
| characterization | how an author develops a character |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces |
| dialect | form of speaking in one geographical area |
| flashback | remembering events that took place in the past |
| foreshadowing | events that predict future events |
| monologue | one character on stage speaking |
| meter | poetic rhythm |
| onomatopoeia | words to indicate sound effects |
| personification | giving human characteristics to an object |
| point of view | first, second and third person |
| satire | social issues are criticized |
| slant rhyme | two words that ALMOST rhyme |
| internal rhyme | two words rhyme in the same line of poetry |
| end rhyme | two words rhyme at the end of two different lines |
| theme | central idea/lesson of a story |
