| A | B |
|---|
| sonnet | 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter |
| ballad | song that tells a story (Devil went down to Georgia) |
| allegory | story in which all the characters stand for something |
| parody | story (or song) that imitates style or content of another work |
| parable | story intended to teach a moral lesson |
| satire | story that mocks human foolishness and often seeks to change things |
| foreshadowing | hinting toward events to come |
| tone | the attitude of the speaker or writer |
| mood | the reaction of the reader; the atmosphere created in the piece |
| flashback | inserting an event or scene taking place before the present time in a story or film |
| Paradox | A statement that seems false but has some truth in it. Example...War is peace. |
