Simple definitions
Time and place the action so of the story takes place
Setting
A poem that tells a story.
Narrative
Comparing two items using like or as.
Simile
A humorous representation of a piece of work.
Parody
The author’s use of language to describe objects or actions in a way that appeals to five senses.
Imagery
The feelings the reader gets from reading the work.
Mood
The repeated regular pattern of a story.
Rhyme Scheme
Comparing to things NOT using like or as.
Metaphor
The method an author uses to teach us about characters’ personalities and appearances
Characterization
When an author makes a reference to something (a person, book, movie, etc..) and assumes the reader will reader what is without explaining it.
Allusion
The problem of the story or struggle between two opposing forces.
Conflict
2 lines of poetry that next to each other that rhyme.
Couplet
When an author gives something human features that is not human.
Personification
Extreme exaggeration for effect.
When one thing happens instead of what you would expect to happen
Irony
Who is telling the story.
Point of view
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
Alliteration
When the author gives hints or clues about what will happen later.
Foreshadowing
The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words.
Assonance
The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.
Dialect
The main message of the story
Theme
The use of words to imitate sounds.
Onomatopoeia
When the author interrupts the story to go “back in time” and tell about something from the past.
Flashback
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Symbol