| A | B |
|---|
| hyperboles | exaggeration (I nearly died laughing.) |
| symbolism | anything concrete that stands for something abstract (darkness for evil) |
| allusions | reference to a literary, mythological, religious, or historical event, person, place, or work of art |
| irony | contrast between what is or appears to be and what really is |
| diction | writer's choice of words |
| syntax | sentence structure |
| stream of consciousness | author shows the character's thoughts and feelings - gives the character's point of view |
| chronological plot structure | plot in correct time sequence |
| linear plot structure | plot that moves from point a to point b |
| episodic plot structure | story told in episodes like small stories or time periods |
| autobiographical | true story written about the author's own life |
| slice of life | realistic writing that shows a realistic portrayal of a small bit of a character's life and focusing on a significant event |
| comic relief | a series of comic, serious, comic, serious |
| retrospective action | as a drama moves along we pick up needed information |
| soliloquy | character is alone on stage; he speaks thoughts aloud to the audience |
| aside | one character speaks and others are in a "freeze frame" |
| rhythm tag | the last two lines of every scene rhyme |
| anon | in a minute |
| anachronism | something out of historical context |
| intentional fallacy | it is wrong for us to worry about what the author intended |
