| A | B |
|---|
| flat character | a character with only one set of stereotypical traits. |
| symbol | an object, idea, or picture that represents something else. |
| dynamic character | a character that changes through experience. |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same consonant throughout a line. |
| pun | a funny play on words. |
| static character | a character that doesn't change at all. |
| paradox | Something that at first seems impossible, but on closer look, makes perfect sense. |
| round character | a complex character, with many different traits. |
| imagery | the use of words that appeal to the five senses. |
| rhyme | the use of assonance at the end of 2 or more lines of poetry. |
| hyperbole | a huge exaggeration of the truth. |
| setting | when and where the story takes place. |
| there | a word that tells indirect location. |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like its action or description. |
| their | belonging to many individuals. |
| simile | comparing 2 things using 'like' or 'as'. |
| they're | contraction: they are |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds throughout a sentence. |
| its | belonging to something; not male or female. |
| metre | the beat of a poem. |
| rising action | all the events in a story leading up to the climax. |
| verse | a 'paragraph' in a poem. |
| it's | contraction: it is. |
| metaphor | comparing 2 words without using 'like' or 'as'. |
| oxymoron | 2 words used together but mean opposite things. |
| witch | a 'wise woman'. |
| conflict | the problem in the story. |
| irony | a situation where the literal meaning is the complete opposite of the intended meaning. |
| which | a word showing a choice between two or more things. |
