| A | B |
|---|
| Dialectics | Discussion between reader and author or character |
| Anaphora | Repetition of the beginnings of sentences |
| Allusion | Reference to literature, event, or person |
| Ontological | Questions about life and existence |
| Anthropomorphism | Giving animal characteristics to an object or a person |
| Lists | Structure used for emphasis |
| To imply | A speaker or writer indicates a idea without actually saying or writing it |
| To infer | A listener or reader reads "between the lines" what is not spoken or written |
| Parallel structure | Words or phrases used in the same form to be consistent |
| Theme | The author's message in the book; not a moral |
| Motif | Any word or idea repeated consistently in writing |
| Polysyndeton | Use of "and" or "or" in a series written without punctuation |
| Flashback | A remembered scene not a part of the present plot |
| Personification | Giving an inanimate object the qualities of a person |
| Double entendre | Two meanings, both of which are meant to be understood and used |
| Progressive form of verbs | "ing" at the end--used for continuing actions |
| Tone | The feeling elicited by the author's words |
| Mood | The reader's reaction to the author's words |
| Adjective questions | What kind, which one, how MANY |
| adverb questions | Where, when, why, how, how MUCH, to what extent |
