| A | B |
|---|
| Parody | A humorous imitation of another work |
| Irony | an unexpected twist |
| Allusion | a reference to previous literature or history |
| Alliteration | a repetition of consonant sounds |
| Metaphor | a direct comparison |
| Simile | a comparison using the words "as" or "like" |
| Synonym | a word that means the same thing as another word |
| Antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| Rhyme | words with ending syllables that sound alike |
| Rhythm | the beat of a poem |
| Rhyme Scheme | the patterns of rhyme in a poem |
| Internal Rhyme | rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry |
| End Rhyme | poetry with lines that end with rhyming words |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words that sound like their meanings |
| Theme | the meaning of a piece of work; a truth about life |
| Conflict | a problem in a story |
| Narrator | the person telling the story |
| Point of View | the vantage point from which a story is told |
| Climax | an exciting point in a story, near the end, that marks a turning point |
| Resolution | the end of the story, after the conflicts have been resolved |
