| A | B |
|---|
| dialogue | Where characters speak to one another |
| onomatopoeia | The use of words to imitate sounds |
| simile | Comparing using like, or as |
| metaphor | Comparing without like or as |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration |
| irony | The use of words to show a meaning that is the opposite of what is really meant |
| foreshadowing | The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature |
| allegory | Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event |
| alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds |
| personification | Where inanimate objects are given human characteristics |
| oxymoron | A contradiction in terms, like "pretty ugly," or "jumbo shrimp" |
| fiction | a made-up story |
| non-fiction | a true story |
| historical fiction | a made-up story based on a real period of time |
| novel | a long piece of fictional writing |
| short story | brief piece of fiction |
| narrator | tells the story |
| first person | the character that tells the story as he or she experiences it |
| third person | describes the thoughts and experiences of the characters for you |
| essay | a short non-fiction work that expresses the writer's thoughts |
