| A | B |
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| characterization | THE WAY AN AUTHOR REVEALS HER CHARACTERS |
| irony | contrast between what is stated and what is meant |
| simile | making comparisons between two subjects using like or as |
| metaphor | one thing is spoken of as if it were something else |
| personification | a non-human subject is given human traits |
| alliteration | repetition of first sound (Peter Piper picked) - repeated at least two times |
| stanza | groups of lines in a poem - paragraphs, stanzas |
| metaphor | "The stream's a snake." |
| simile | "She dances like a princess." |
| hyperbole | "My date last night was the most beautiful girl in the world." |
| oxymoron | "Jumbo shrimp" |
| ALLITERATION | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| ASSONANCE | "cry" "side" "mine" "type" |
| CONSONANCE | "...a murmuring of immemorial elms..." |
| HYPERBOLE | "...the shot heard 'round the world..." |
| PARADOX | "Much madness is divinest sense." |
| Personification | give inanimate object human characteristics |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration |
| Irony | use of a word to convey opposite meaning |
| SOLILOQUY | A LONG SPEECH GIVEN BY A CHARACTER WHO IS ALONE ONSTAGE |
| MONOLOGUE | A LONG SPEECH GIVEN BY A SINGLE CHARACTER |
| COUPLET | TWO CONSECUTIVE LINES THAT RHYME |
| SONNET | A FOURTEEN LINE POEM WRITTEN IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER |
| alliteration | The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words |
| conflict | The struggle between persons or forces in a work of drama or fiction |
| oxymoron | ACT NATURALLY |
| SIMILE | YOU ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE SUNSET. |
| METAPHOR | SHE IS THE APPLE OF MY EYE. |
| ALLITERATION | LOVELY LILTING LINES OF LIKE LETTERS |
| HYPERBOLE | I'VE SAID THAT A MILLION TIMES! |
| PERSONIFICATION | THE SEA CALLED TO ODYESSEUS. |
| epithet | a word or phrase used to replace someone’s name; it helps characterize that person |
| EPITHET | XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS |
| PLOT | THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN A STORY |
| BALLAD | A SONG ABOUT SOMEONE FROM THE PAST |
| FICTION | STORIES ABOUT IMAGINARY PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS |
| LYRIC POETRY | SHORT POETRY, USUALLY ABOUT AN EMOTION, AND ONLY HAS ONE SPEAKER |
| CONSONANCE | THE CAT ATE THE RAT ON THE PLATE. |
| mood | feeling created (in the reader) by a work |
| alliteration | repetition of first sound (Peter Piper picked) - repeated at least two times |
| ASSONANCE | "cry" "side" "mine" "type" |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines usually of the sme lenght and meter |
| setting | the timeand place of the action |
| Assonance | rhyming or harmony of vowels |
| Puns | play on words |
| internal conflict | involves a character in conflict with himself or herself |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines usually of the sme lenght and meter |
| monologue | a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem |
| CONNOTATION | THE FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD |
| DENOTATION | DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A WORD |
| PARALLELISM | REPETITION OF GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE |
| PROSE | OPPOSITE OF POETRY; WRITING IN SENTENCES |
| BALLAD | A SONG ABOUT SOMEONE FROM THE PAST |
| FICTION | STORIES ABOUT IMAGINARY PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS |
| LYRIC POETRY | SHORT POETRY, USUALLY ABOUT AN EMOTION, AND ONLY HAS ONE SPEAKER |
| POINT OF VIEW | THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD |
| FIRST PERSON | CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRONOUN "I" |
| THIRD PERSON | TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE STROY WHO KNOES THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A SINGLE CHARACTER IN THE STORY |
| OMNISCIENT | TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE STORY WHO KNOWS THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF ALL THE CHARACTERS |
| poetic justice | when the character gets what he deserves |
| abort | to give up on a half-finished project |
| mystery | a story that involves the reader in guessing who committed the crime or deed |
| refrain | a line or group of lines repeated in a poem |
| acclaim | high praise |
| adorn | to decorate |
| aptitude | an inherent ability, as for learning; a talent |
| inclement | stormy; unmerciful |
| arbitrary | determined by chance or impulse and not by necessity, reason, or principle |
| frugal | marked by economy, as in the expediture of money or the use of material resources |
| negligence | failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances |
| second person | POV that uses "you" and is rarely seen |
| end rhyme | rhyming words at the ends of 2 or more lines of poetry |
| couplet | two consecutive lines that rhyme |
| acclaim | Bob's artwork received ___ when the gallery decided to host an art show for him. |
| adorn | Shed __(ed) with lots of gold jewelry. |
| abort | The terrible rain cause us to __ our camping trip. |
| aptitude | Bob has a natural __ for painting. I wish I had his talent. |
| arbitrary | Sally knew that choosing her new assistant could not be an __ decision. She has to consider many factors. |
| frugal | Bob's mom is very ___. She reuses freezer bags and other items. |
| inclement | The students were disappointed when they did not miss school due to __ weather. |
| nonfiction | stories about real people, places, and events; true stories |
| autobiography | an author's account of his own life |
| parallelism | Example: I want to go hiking, swimming, and climbing. |
| may vary | Give an example of metaphor. |
| may vary | Give an example of personification |
| may vary | Give an example of simile. |
| may vary | Give an example of oxymoron. |
| To act is to be something you are not; to be natural is to be yourself. | Why is "act naturally" an oxymoron? |
| may vary | Give an example of epithet |
| mary vary | Give an example of paradox. |
| may vary | Give an example of alliteration. |
