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description
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration
Exposition
Beginning of a story that gives needed
information
Falling Action
The tying up of loose ends after the climax
of a story
Metaphor
Comparison of two things WITHOUT
"like" or "as"
Cliché
Phrase so overused it has lost meaning or
effect
Irony
The opposite of what is expected
Rhetorical Question
A question is asked, but no answer is
expected/needed
Assonance
The Repetition of Vowel Sounds
Theme
Moral or Lesson in a story (an ENTIRE sentence long)
Understatement
Description which greatly plays down the importance of a
subject
Characterization
Description/Making of a character
Fable
Brief tale with animal characters which provides a clear moral or lesson
Aphorism
Brief statement that expresses a truth
about life
Audience
Those who are intended to read a piece of writing
Resolution
The end of a conflict (end of a story)
Foreshadowing
Hints given to the reader about what is to
happen
Allegory
A story with two meanings: one
simple, one deep
Consonance
Repetition of Consonant Sounds
Analogy
Relating unlike things helps us to
understand them
Point of View
Antagonist
Enemy/Opponent to the Protagonist
Figurative Language
Decorative writing: includes similes, metaphors, etc.
Onomatopoeia
Words which imitate sounds
Mood
Atmosphere created by the author
Symbol
Word, Picture that represents
something else
Personification
Human qualities given to ideas,
objects or animals
Connotation
Different meanings of words due to
emotion or situation
Parallelism
All parts of sentence are equal/equally
important
Rising Action
Events that lead to the Climax of a story
Imagery
Detailed writing that affects the senses
Climax
Turning Point of a story
Satire
Foolish ideas are ridiculed to improve
society (written sarcasm)
Allusion
Referring to another story/event
Alliteration
1st letter repeated: “Peter Piper Picked a
Peck…”
Denotation
Literal, Dictionary meaning of a word
Oxymoron
Two contradictory terms put together