| A | B |
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| foreshadowing | an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story |
| pun | a play on words that uses words that sound alike, but have different meanings |
| allusion | an implied reference to another work of literature or to a person or event |
| imagery | the use of language to create pictures for the reader |
| mood | the way the author makes you feel |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the characters, plot, and theme |
| simile | comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| personification | giving an object or living thing the characteristics of a human |
| metaphor | a comparison not using like or as |
| paradox | a statement that appears to be false that may be in some way true |
| figurative language | goes beyond the dictionary defintion |
| understatement | lack of emphasis-for dramatic impact |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| alliteration | repetition of the same consonant sounds |
| irony | opposite of what might be expected |
| symbol | something that represents an idea |
| euphemism | a nicer way to state something offensive |
| oxymoron | combines two opposites |
| connotation | emotional suggestion of a word |
| denotation | dictionary definition of a word |
| satire | a literary work in which wit (irony and sarcasm) is used to expose abuses in society |
| antonyms | words that mean the opposite of a vocabulary word |
| infer | educated guess based on evidence |
| alliteration | repetition of the same consonant sounds |
| evoke | to call forth |
| melancholy | sadness, depression, or gloom |
| tension | mental, emotional or nervous strain |
| climax | the point at which the action in the story or play reaches its emotional peak |
| synonyms | words with similar or exactly the same meaning as the vocabulary word |
| thesis | states your position or your point of view |
| enumeration | counting or listing ideas |
| diminish | to make smaller in size degree or importance |
| contrast | show how two items are different (although. however, conversely) |
| optimistic | to believe in a favorable outcome, positive (look on the bright side) |
| inconsistencies | no agreement among ideas or events |
| chronological order | time order |
| plot | the action of the story |
| theme | the moral, lesson or point the author is trying to make |
| scholarly | educated, academic learned |
| third person omniscient | "all knowing" point of view (the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story) |
| third person limited | the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character |
| first person | the point of view of a piece of writing in which a narrator refers to himself as I |
| accurately | correctly |
| variations | different versions/changes in form |
| cliche | overused expression |
| analogy | a comparison between two pairs of words |
| verbal irony | sarcasm |
| dramatic irony | when the reader/audience is aware of something that a charcter is not aware of |
| situational irony | an event that contradicts expectations |
| expository | provides factual information logically |
| narrative nonfiction | includeds biography, autobiography, personal essay, memoirs (has the elements of fiction: plot, setting, and conflict) |
| contradiction | statement that implies both the truth and the falsity of something |
| ambiguity | a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways (vague/unclear) |
