Allteration
The repititon of consonant sounds in words that are close together
Allusion-
A reference to a statment, a person, a place, or event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science
Analogy-
A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
Anecdote-
A brief story told to illustrate a point
Atmosphere-
The overall mood or feeling of a work of literature
Autobiography-
A person's account of his or her own life of part of it
Ballad-
A song or songlike poem that tells a story
Biography-
An account of a person's life or part of it written or told by another person
Character-
A person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work,
Static Character-
Does not change much in the course of the story.
Dynamic Character-
Changes as a result of a story's events
Characterization-
The way a writer reveals the personality of a character
Chronologial Order
The arrangment of events in the order in which they occured
Climax-
The point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest.
Conflict-
A struggle between two opposing characters or opposing forces.
Connotation-
a meaning, association, or emotion suggested by a word, in addition to its dictionary definition, or denotation.
Dialect-
A way of speaking tha characteristic of a certain geographical area or certain group
Epic-
A long narrative poem that is written in heightened language and tells stories of the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the vaules of a society.
Epilogue-
A brief closing section to a piece of literature
Exposition-
The kind of writiing that explains or gives information
Fable-
A brief story told in prose or poetry that contains a moral, a practical lesson about how to get along in life.
Fiction-
A prose account that is made up rather than true
Figure of speech-
A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood as litteraly true
Flashback-
An interuption in the present action of a plot to show event that happened at an earlier time
Folktale-
A story that has no known author and was orginally passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth
Foreshadowing-
The use of cluses or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
Free Verse-
Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Historical fiction-
A novel, story, or play set during a real historical era
Imagery-
Language that appeals to the senses
Irony-
A contrast between expectation and reality
Limerick-
A very short humorus or non-sensical poem
Metaphor-
An imaginative comparaison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing
Narrative Poem-
A poem that tells a story
Non-Fiction
Prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places
Onomatopoeia-
The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning
Personification-
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feeling, thoughts, or attitudes
Plot-
The series of events that make up a story
Prose-
Any writing that is not poetry
Setting-
The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem
Simile-
A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles
Symbol-
A person, a place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well
Theme-
The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals
Tone-
The attitute a writer takes towards his or her subject, characters, and audience.