| A | B |
|---|
| simile | comparing two unlike things using like or as |
| repetition | repeating phrase of a word over and over again |
| sarcasm | harsh cutting remarks, opposite of what said, say one thing meaning another |
| connatation | not the dictionary definition |
| denotation | dictionary definition of a word |
| flashback | going back to a earlier time |
| cause | the reason something happens |
| effect | the outcome or the reaction to something |
| dialect | the way one speaks |
| inference | make a guess based on facts |
| internal conflict | a problem inside one's self |
| external conflict | a problem that one person has with someone else |
| foreshadowing | hints of what will happen |
| irony | the opposite of what is expected |
| verbal irony | says one thing and means another |
| situational irony | the opposite of what was expected to happen |
| dramatic irony | the reader knows something a character doesn't |
| central idea | what the passage is about |
| theme | the lesson or moral that the author wants the reader to learn |
| metaphor | comparing two things using am,is, are, was, were |
| onomatopoeia | sound words |
| poetry | text written in verse |
| significance | importance |
| impact | importance to character or story |
| convey | to give |
| dynamic character | changing in the text |
| static character | character that stays the same |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| imagery | the use of descriptive words to appeal to the five senses |
| conclusion | the ending |
| heading | a word, phrase, or sentence at the beginning of a passage that explains what the passage is about |
| tone | what the author feels about the text |
| mood | what the reader feels about the text |
| purpose | why the author wrote the text |
| myth | a story passed down to explain something in nature |
| alliteration | the repetition of the beginning sound of words in a phrase |
