| A | B |
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| alliteration | repetiton of beginning consonant sounds |
| allusion | reference to something outside the work |
| anecdote | short story about a funny event |
| antagonist | the person who opposes the protagonist |
| archetype | a recurring pattern or theme |
| aside | when a character in a play speaks directly to the audience |
| assonance | repetition of internal vowel sounds |
| autobiography | a story about a person by that person |
| ballad | poem about someone from the past; often set to music |
| biography | a story about another person's life |
| characterization | the way an author reveals his character's personality |
| cliche | an overused phrase |
| climax | high point in a story |
| conflict | the problem |
| connotation | the emotions associated with a word |
| denotation | dictionary definition of a words |
| dialogue | conversation between at least 2 characters |
| end rhyme | rhyme at the ends of 2 or more lines |
| exposition | part of the story that explains background |
| falling action | takes place after the climax |
| fantasy | writing that contains elements not found in life |
| fiction | writing about imaginary characters and events |
| first person | uses "I" |
| flashback | going back in time |
| foreshadowing | hints about what is going to happen |
| free verse | poetry without a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme |
| genre | French word for form or type |
