| A | B |
|---|
| point of view (POV) | describes who appears to be telling the story |
| simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" (Example: Her hair was as soft as cotton, and her skin was like rice paper.) |
| objective POV | point of view based on facts; narrator has LITTLE or NO emotional involvement (unbiased) |
| subjective POV | Point of view based on feelings and opinions; narrator has HIGH emotional involvement (biased) |
| third person omniscient POV | the narrator is “outside” the story and reports on the thoughts and actions of several characters |
| third person limited POV | the narrator is “outside” the story and reports on the thoughts and actions of a major character |
| metaphor | a comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as" (Example: The little boy is a pig who eats a 24/7!) |
| onomatopoeia | the device that results when a word sounds like its meaning (Example: buzz, hiss, pop, boom) |
| alliteration | results when a sentence contains the repetition of the same sounds |
| first person POV | the narrator is “in” the story (narrates it) |
| personification | the technique of assigning human qualities to inanimate (non-human) objects (for example: The sun smiled down at us and embraced us with her loving rays.) |
| viewpoint | the author's stance on a topic |
| imagery | an appeal to the senses -- taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell; it paints a picture in the reader's mind |
| figurative language | uses words in a non-literal way |
| tone | show the writer's attitude toward the subject, characters, and events |
