| A | B |
|---|
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| dialect | language specific to a region |
| jargon | language specific to a field |
| assonance | repetition of sounds in words |
| tone | attitude of the author |
| dialogue | spoken language between characters |
| thesis | your point or claim |
| metaphor | comparison-NO "like" or "as" |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| analogy | point-by-point comparison |
| parallelism | repeating sentence structures |
| allusion | reference to famous place, person, work |
| repetition | repeating sounds, words |
| plot | the sequence of events |
| mood | how a story makes a reader feel |
| climax | story's high point |
| personification | objects get human traits |
| dramatic irony | we know it; character does not |
| verbal irony | say something; mean the opposite |
| situational irony | events occur opposite to what is expected |
