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| Internal Rhyme | a rhyme between words in the same line of poetry |
| Slant Rhyme | two words that have some sound in common but do not rhyme exactly |
| End Rhyme | rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry |
| Fable | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
| Parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson |
| Biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| Autobiography | story of a person’s life written by that person |
| Narrative | writing that tells a story |
| Legend | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events |
| Understatement | saying less than one means for effect |
| Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a truth |
| Pun | a play on words |
| Diction | a writer's or speaker's choice of words |
| Direct Characterization | when the author tells us directly what the character is like |
| Indirect Characterization | the character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others |
| Flat Character | the character is not well rounded- the reader sees one side of the character |
| Dynamic Character | one whose character changes in the course of the play or story |
| Round Character | this character is fully developed; the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background |
| Static Character | a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end |
| Symbolism | a device in literature where an object represents an idea |
| Metaphor | comparison without using like or as |
| Simile | a comparison using like or as |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |
| Satire | a literary device used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness |
| Plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| Setting | the time and place of a story |
| Climax | most exciting moment of the story; turning point |
| Dialect | language specific to a region or group of people |
| Irony | the opposite of what is expected |
| Dramatic Irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character is not |
| Situational Irony | an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected |
| Verbal Irony | a figure of speech that occurs when a person says one thing but means another |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| Dialogue | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction |
| Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot of a story |
| Flashback | interrupting the story with events from the past |
| Allusion | a reference to another work of literature, a person, or an event |
| Aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage |
| Apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person |
| Foil | a character who is used as a contrast to another character to emphasize the differences between the two |
| Cliché | an overused expression/saying |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told |
| First Person Point of View | the narrator takes part in the action of the story (we see the events through his or her eyes); uses "I" |
| Omniscient Point of View | narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters |
| Third Person Point of View | the narrator only knows the protagonist's thoughts and feelings. "I" is not used by the narrator |
| Theme | message or statement about life in the story |
| Conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| Figurative Language | language that cannot be taken literally. (ex - "You're pulling my leg |
| Literal Language | language that means exactly what it says |
| Alliteration | repetition of sounds at the beginning of words (Sally sells sea shells) |
| Tone | the author's attitude toward the subject |
| Allegory | characters that stand for abstract ideas or concepts |
| Antagonist | adversary of the hero or protagonist |
| Protagonist | the hero or main character |
| Elegy | a poem mourning the dead |
| Archetype | a character who represents a certain type of person |
| Parody | a humorous, exaggerated imitation of another work |
| Mood | the emotional atmosphere of a given piece of writing |
