| A | B |
|---|
| allusion | reference to a book within a book |
| irony | unexpected twist of events |
| alliteration | Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer |
| assonance | Limp Biscuit |
| personification | Heaven's breath |
| archetype | mountain, island, road, path, wise old man |
| third person omniscient | the narrator knows everything |
| first person POV | I, we, me |
| mood | reader's feeling |
| imagery | descriptions using the five senses |
| genre | type of literature |
| technical writing | an instruction book |
| historical fiction | a fiction story that is based on some true history |
| oxymoron | loving hate, cold fire, friendly fire |
| plot | order of events in a story |
| prose | any kind of writing except poetry |
| literal | exact definition of words |
| theme | moral/lesson of the story |
| onomatopoeia | rustle, snarl |
| epic | long, long story about a hero |
