| A | B |
|---|
| onomatopoeia | word which has a sound effect with it (ex boom, buzz) |
| Protagonist | good guy in the story |
| conflict | a problem that arises in the story (ex. person vs. person, person vs. self) |
| Suspense | the uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what will happen next |
| Tone | the attitude a writer takes toward the audience |
| Dialect | way in which some one speaks |
| Theme | the main idea or message |
| Alliteration | repetition of the same consonant sound |
| Rhyme | repetition of the same accented vowel sounds (mean and screen) |
| Connotation | beyond the literal meaning |
| Point of view | who's viewpoint the story is told from |
| Free Verse | poetry that does not rhyme |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| Detonation | literal meaning of a word (ex. tack-a tack) |
| Personification | giving an inanimate object human characteristics |
| Metaphor | comparing two things without using like or as |
| Irony | contrast between what appears to be true and what really is true |
| Simile | comparing two things using like or as |
| Foreshadow | hints of things to come |
| Flashback | an interuption in the present action of a plot to flash backwards |
| Antagonist | The bad guy in the story |
