| A | B |
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| pun | a play on words |
| symbolism | use of one object to suggest another |
| genre | categories that works of literature may be put into |
| mood | attitude of the author toward a subject |
| tone | attitude of the author toward the audience |
| hero | central character of a book |
| antihero | main character that is the opposite of what we would expect |
| idiom | use of words not to be taken literally |
| irony | recognizing a truth/reality different than it appears |
| literal | accurate exactly to the letter as expressed |
| figurative | having a meaning different than stated |
| foreshadowing | a hint of something to come |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| plot | series of events which form a story |
| rising action | action that builds toward the crisis point |
| climax | point of highest interest or emotional response |
| falling action | action begins to come to close after the crisis |
| point of view | point from which the story is told |
| personification | giving human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects |
| characterization | the method used by a writer to develop a character |
| theme | the central or dominating idea conveyed by a literary text |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things |
