| A | B |
|---|
| voice | the author's style, what makes him/her unique |
| transitional words | Words and phrases that provide the "glue" to hold ideas together. These words provide coherence and meaning. |
| simile | comparing using LIKE or AS |
| metaphor | comparison saying one thing is another |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| personification | giving an inanimate object person-like qualities |
| idiom | an expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words |
| alliteration | the repetition of sound at least two times |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to |
| citation | a source quoted in an essay |
| bibliography | a collection of citations |
