| A | B |
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| anecdote | A brief story of something interesting or funny used to illustrate or make a point |
| personification | A figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing (an idea, object, or animal) is given human characteristics |
| foreshadowing | Hints or clues that a writer uses to suggest what will happen next in a story |
| analogy | a comparison of similar objects |
| simile | A figure of speech that compares two things using the word like or as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two things without using the words like or as |
| sensory details | Specific details that are usually perceived through the senses |
| idiom | Words used in a special way that may be different from their literal meaning |
| flashback | A technique in which a writer interrupts a story to go back and explain an earlier event |
| local color | the use of details that are common in a certain place |
| dialect | A regional language, a way of speaking that is different in pronunciation, grammer, and/or vocabulary from standard language of the culture, colloquial speech |
| dramatic illusion | the willing suspension of our beliefs that we allow ourselves for a time when we wish to enjoy a story created by an author |
| episode | A part of a story that is a story by itself |
| imagery | language which describes sensory experiences: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste |
| mood | the "feeling" or atmosphere of a story |
| plot | the way the author arranges the happenings or incidents in a story |
| satire | a literary work that ridicules (makes fun of) peoples' ideas or ways of doing things |
| setting | The time and place in which a story occurs |
| style | The way that an author says something, the language and devices that he/she uses |
| tone | the author's attitude toward his/her subject and audience |
