| A | B |
|---|
| 1st person point of view | uses I |
| Interior monologue | expresses only unspoken thoughts |
| 3rd person point of view | uses he, she, they |
| omniscient | the thoughts of all the characters are revealed |
| limited omniscient | the thoughts of a single character are revealed |
| tone | conveys the author's attitude toward the character, the topic, or readers |
| mood | atmosphere in the story (gloomy, horror, mysterious) |
| theme | central idea of serious fictional works |
| author's insight or general observation about human nature or condition | theme |
| thesis | central focus or argument of a nonfiction work -usually stated in the opening |
| particularity | uniqueness of a work of fiction |
| universality | writing applies widely to a group of people acoss time |
| didactic literature | literature whose primary purpose is to teach moral or philosophical truth |
| style | writer's characteristic way of saying things |
| imagery | created pictures that appeal to our senses |
| simile | "The sky is as blue as the ocean." (uses as or like) |
| metaphor | The desert is a rainbow of colors. (directly compares the items with is) |
| personification | giving characteristics of humans to nonhuman things (The pig spoke., The tree whistled.) |
| psychological insight | have mental insight into a person's thought pattern |
| stream of consciousness | interior monologue |
