| A | B |
|---|
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | direct comparison |
| idiom | a fixed expression which should not be taken literally |
| figurative language | language that is not literal |
| personification | giving nonliving thing human characteristics |
| alliteration | repetition of the 1st consonant of a group of words |
| allusion | a cultural or literary reference |
| euphemism | sugar coating your words |
| onomatopoeia | a word that imitates a sound |
| gerund | acts like a noun |
| participle | acts like an adjective |
| verbal | verb that acts like a different part of speech |
| claim | the argument of an essay |
| 3rd objective | POV where we only know actions |
| 3rd limited | POV where we know one character's thoughts |
| 3rd omniscient | POV where we know the thoughts of all characters |
