| A | B |
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| Metaphor | To give the attributed of one thing to another |
| Simile | Analogy using like or as |
| Situational Irony | The contrast between what the reader and character expects |
| Dramatic Irony | When the reader knows something the character does not |
| Verbal Irony | when someone knowingly says one thing and means another |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis |
| Paradox | A statement that contradicts itself |
| Symbolism | Using symbols or pictures to show or describe something |
| Personification | Giving human attributes to something that isn't human |
| Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the begenings of words |
| Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern or end-rhyme in a poem |
| Rhyme | The occurance of similar or identical sounds |
| Internal Rhyme | Occurs within a line |
| Masculine Rhyme | When the rhyme sound is the very last syllable of the line |
| Feminine Rhyme | When an unaccented syllable follows a rhyme |
| Slant Rhyme | occurs when the sounds are not quite identical |
| Iamb | An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
| Blank Verse | Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter |
| Speaker | The "voice" that talks to the reader |
| Character | The people who take part in the action of a story, novel, or drama |
| Main Characters | The most important characters |
| Minor Characters | Other unimportant characters |
| Flat Characters | Characters that are described simpily |
| Round Characters | characters that a decribed in detail |
| Conflict | Struggle between opposing forces |
| Internal Conflict | A struggle that occurs within a character |
| External Conflict | A conflict that involves a character pitted against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character |
| Theme | The main idea in a work of literature |
| Moral | The lesson taught in a piece of literature such as a fable |
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story |
| Setting | The time and place of action in a story |
| Point of View | The method of narrating in a short story, novel, narritive poem, or work of non-fiction |
