| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | a phrase with the same sound repeatedly |
| onomatopoeia | sound words |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | The guard was a massive mountain. |
| personification | The rain tickled my face. |
| idiom | I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. |
| common noun | boy, girl, school, city |
| proper noun | Joe, Tasha, Fresno |
| conflict | The problem of the story. |
| resolution | How a conflict is solved or not. |
| climax | The big scene or turning point in the story. |
| persuasion writing | Getting the reader to agree with the author. |
| first person POV | Writing from the perspective of a person IN the story. |
| third person POV | Writing from the view of an outside narrator. |
| theme | The message or moral in a story. |
| thesis statement | The main idea in one sentence. |
| hyperbole | This book weighs a ton! |
| clarification | To give more meaning. |
| parallel structure | Last week I played softball, washed my clothes, and relaxed. |
| italics | Letters sloped to the right. |
| active voice | I earned a "D" in class. |
| passive voice | My teachers gave me a "D" |
| symbolism | Red is how I feel when my dad yells at me. |
