| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of a beginning consonant sound |
| allusion | referring to another piece of literature to make a comparison |
| analogy | comparison of two things |
| anecdote | a short story used to make a point |
| antagonist | person, event, etc. that stands in the way of the protagonist reaching his goal |
| assonance | repetition of a vowel sound |
| autobiography | a history of a person's life written by that person |
| biography | an account of a person's life written by another person |
| blank verse | unrhymed form of poetry |
| characterization | way the reader learns about a character |
| indirect characterization | we learn about characters by what they say or do or what others say about them |
| direct characterization | a narrator tells reader about a character |
| chronological order | time sequence |
| climax | highest point of action; the turning point |
| color imagery | creating a word picture by use of colors |
| comic relief | humorous scenes inserted in tragic or serious literature to provide relief from weighty issues |
| consonance | repetition of an internal or ending consonant sound |
| diction | word choice; syntax |
| dramatic irony | reader knows something the character(s) do not |
| dynamic character | a character who changes as a result of the conflict of the story |
| flashback | returning to an earlier time to make something clearer |
| foreshadowing | a hint of what will happen in the future |
| exposition | introduces the characters, setting, & conflict |
| eye rhyme | words that rhyme to the eye, but not to the ear |
