| A | B |
|---|
| protagonist | the main character |
| alliteration | words with the same initial consonant sound |
| flashback | author jumps back in time in the story to give more information |
| simile | comparing two seemingly different things using like or as |
| comic relief | using humor to lighten the mood of a serious situation |
| flashforward | jumping ahead in time to exaplin what happens in the future |
| historical context | the time and place in which a story occurs |
| metaphor | comparing two seemingly different things by stating one thing is the other |
| characterization | defining the character by what he says, does, and what others say about the character |
| anachronism | using an item in the story that had not been used in the given time period |
| irony | the opposite of what might be expected |
| personification | giving human characteristics to objects |
| antagonist | the person who works against the main character |
| symbol | an object representing an idea |
| foreshadowing | hinting at what may happen later in the story |
| synonym | a word that measn the same as another word. |
| antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word. |
| homonym | A word that is spelled or pronounced in the same way as one or more other words but has a different meaning. |
| idiom | An expression whose meaning is different than the actual words. |
| Assonance | words with the same initial vowel sound |
