alliteration
the repetition of the same or very similar constant sounds in words that are close together.
irony
a contrast between what is expected and what really happens
imagery
language that appeals to the senses-sight,hearing,touch,taste,and smell
free verse
poetry that is free of a regular meter and rhyme scheme
dialogue
conversation between two or more characters
speaker
the voice talking to us in a poem
stanza
in a poem a group of lines that form a unit
setting
the time and place of a story a poem or a play
ryhme
the repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them
theme
an idea about life revealed in a work of literature
tone
the attitude a writer takes toward an audience a subject or a character
character
a person or an animal in a story play or other another person
autobiography
the story of a person life written or told by another person
foreshadowing
the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
flash back
a scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a past event
fable
a very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or practical lesson about how to succeed in life
figure of speech
a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else and it not literally true
symbol
a person a place a thing or an event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself
tall tale
an exaggerated fanciful story that gets taller and taller more and more far-fetched the more it is told and retold
simile
a comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like as than or resembles