| A | B |
|---|
| hyperbole | wild exaggeration |
| simile | comparison between two things using "like" or "as" |
| style | an author's manner of writing |
| point of view | position from which a story is told |
| fiction | a made-up story |
| scene | a single episode |
| conflict | a struggle |
| alliteration | repetition of an initial sound |
| couplet | two poetry lines which rhyme |
| poetry | words in verse |
| legend | unproven story based on fact |
| sonnet | a 14 line lyric poem |
| rhyme | similarity of sounds usually at the end of words |
| image | a picturesque phrase which appeals to the senses |
| setting | planned series of actions in a story |
| foreshadow | to hint about a future event |
| rhythm | the "beat" of poetry |
| personification | giving personality to inanimate objects |
| symbol | a concrete object used to represent abstract concepts |
| Mrs. Stringer | The best teacher ever |
| Norman Tigers | better than Timberwolves |
| idiom | common saying not to be taken literally |
| paradox | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" |
| simile | "It's fleece was white as snow" |
| metaphor | "She's a candle in the wind" |
| idiom | "don't count your chickens before they hatch" |
| meter | the beat of the poem or music |
| symbol | "a dove is a sign of peace" |
