Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in stressed syllables or words Examples: The buzzing bee busted behind the bend.
Alliteration
100
The distinctive tone or style of a particular writer; a reflection of the personality of the writer.
Voice
100
The action or sequence of events in a story Example: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Plot
100
Figurative language that appeals to the five senses.
Sensory
100
Figures of speech in which something other than the literal meaning is implied (hyperbole, imagery, irony, metaphor, personification, simile, symbolism)
Figurative Language
200
Figurative language in which exaggeration is used to convey meaning.
Hyperbole
200
The attitude the author takes toward the subject, the characters, or the audience.
tone
200
The geographic location and time period of a story.
Setting
200
Contrast between expectation and reality Example: dramatic, siuational, or verbal
Irony
200
The point in the story where the main character's point of view changes, or the most exciting/action filled part of the story
Climax
300
Figurative language that makes a direct comparision between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
Metaphor
300
The perspective from which a story is told Example: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person
Point of View
300
A literary device in which the author gives hints or clues about the future.
Foreshadowing
300
An element or technique that is used to persuade.
Rhetoric
300
An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.
Dystopia
400
Figurative language in which a non-living or non-human thing is given human characteristics.
Personification
400
The deliberate repetition of a similar grammatical structure in neighboring lines, sentences, or paragraphs.
Parallel structure
400
The struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces Example: man vs man, man vs self, man vs society
External Conflict
400
An object that holds a figurative meaning as well as its literal meaning; something that stands for something else.
Symbolism
400
A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.
Pun
500
Figurative language in which two unlike things are compared, using "like" or "as."
Simile
500
The feeling created in the reader, evoked from the language of a text.
Mood
500
The underlying or implicit meaning, concept, or message (moral) in the text.
Theme
500
In literature, this type of conflict is with the protagonist and takes place within the character's mind.
Internal conflict
500
An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.