| A | B |
|---|
| anecdote | story used to illustrate a point |
| tone | mood, feeling of a story/poem |
| theme | author's comment about human nature |
| allusion | reference within a story tohistory, mythology or the Bible |
| alliteration | repetition of first consonant sounds |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| simile | comparison usiong like or as "skin as fragile as parchment paper' |
| metaphor | comparison without using like or as "the world's a stage' |
| personification | giving human traits to nonliving things "the sun smiled" |
| couplet | two consecutive rhyming lines |
| refrain | repeating word, phrase or sentence often used in poetry to help build rhythm |
| free verse | poetry without a rhyme pattern |
| narrative | tells a story |
| persuasive | writing style that convinces |
| descriptive | appeals to the senses, a writing style |
| expository | writing to inform |
| motif | element that repeats in stories over time and cultures ex. wicked stepmothers, the #3, a dangerous journey |
| infer | using available informationa and your own knowledge to make an educated guess |
| exposition | characters, setting, pt. of view, initial conflict |
| setting | when and where of a story |
| point of view | 1st person "I" or 3rd person |
| internal conflict | a problem the character faces within their mind, a decision they must make |
| external conflict | a problem faced by the character involving another person, nature, or society |
| characterization | development of the character's personality |
| indirect characterization | the character's words, actions or other characters reactions that help reveal personality |
| direct characterization | the author's description of the character |
| rising action | the important events leading to the turning point |
| turning point/climax | point in the story when there is no turning back; it decides what the resolution will be; the rising action ends |
| resolution | end of story; how is everything resolved; it can be very clear or open ended |
| parallel episodes | something that is repeated a few times within a story ex. the maze in "Flowers for Algernon" |
| subplot | story within a story ex. Miss Kinnean's relationship with Charlie |
| protagonist | main character in a story |
| antagonist | sets up obstacles for the main character |
| genre | category of literature ex. science fiction, poetry, mythology |
