The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words next to or close to one another.
alliteration
a sudden realization
epiphany
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Analogy
conflict of one person against another
Man vs. Man
character fights with aliens or gods or any other worldly being
Man vs. Fate/Supernatural
A reference to a literary or historical figure within a text.
allusion
Events which hint at things to come.
foreshadowing
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
Flashback
where the character's main problems exist within him or her self
Man vs. Self
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
Soliloquy
The force that opposes the main character.
antagonist
An extreme exaggeration that the author uses for emphasis.
hyperbole
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Pun
A character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.
Man vs. Society
A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Monologue
How the author makes the character seem real.
characterization
Representation of words to describe a vivid sensory experience.
imagery
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Oxymoron
where a character or characters have to fight against the forces of nature
Man vs. Nature
a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Aside
The narrator is considered to be "all knowing" and can see/hear everything in the story and can tell the reader what each character are thinking and feeling
3rd person omniscient point of view
A character who acts as a contrast to another character
foil
a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable
iambic pentameter
Technology, progress, computers, machine taking from man
Man vs. Machine
Central idea of a work of literature
Theme