| A | B |
| PERSONIFICATION | GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO OBJECTS OR THINGS |
| METAPHOR | COMPARING TWO THINGS WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS |
| SIMILE | COMPARING TWO THINGS USING LIKE OR AS |
| MOOD | THE WAY THE STORY MAKES YOU FEEL |
| IMAGERY | LANGUAGE THAT HELPS YOU TO PICTURE, SMELL OR FEEL WHAT THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES |
| HYPERBOLE | AN EXTREME EXXAGERATION |
| IRONY | THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT HAPPENS |
| CLIMAX | THE MOST EXCITING PART OR A TURNING POINT |
| FORESHADOWING | A HINT ABOUT WHAT IS COMING LATER IN THE STORY |
| CHARACTERIZATION | THE WAY THE CHARACTER ACTS AND FEELS |
| FLASHBACK | GOING BACK TO A TIME IN THE PAST |
| THEME | WHAT YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT LIFE FROM THE STORY |