| A | B |
|---|
| Alliteration | repetition of the first sound in words |
| Assonance | repetition of the vowel sound in words |
| Onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| Simile | compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as" |
| Personification | giving inanimate objects human characteristics |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| Imagery | sensory details to create a picture in the reader's mind |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds within words |
| Tone | how the author feels about a subject |
| Mood | the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing |
| Symbol | Something in literature that stands for something else |
| Rebuttal | refutes a counterclaim |
| Author's Purpose | the reason an author writes |
| Theme | the author's lesson to the reader |
| Figurative language | goes beyond the literal meaning |
| Connotation | the emotions associated with a word |
| Denotation | the dictionary definition |
