1) allusion- when you take an idea or term from a different literary work
and use it in your writing. (Shakespeare, mythology)
2) alliteration- a consonant repeated over in a sentence. (Peter piper
picked a pepper)
3) hyperbole- great exaggeration (in a million yrs..)
4) personification- giving human characteristic to non-living thing
5) ryhme-
6) description-
7) setting- time and place a work of literature
8) characterization- the way an author portays a character, through the
characters action speech and the way others talk about the characters.
9) metaphor- when you compare something to give a greater sense of what it
is like (her sky blue eyes)
10) similie- metaphor that uses "like" or "as"
11) imagery- when the author uses description, and images to give a greater
sense of what something is like
12) theme- the idea that an author is trying to convey in a story
13) onomatopoeia- when a word sounds like the actual action
14) oxymoron- when a word or a phrase contradicts itselfs (your fresher than
spoiled milk)
15) flashback- when a book moves back into the past to tell a story
16) protagonist- main character (good character)
17) antagonist- the character in the book that opposes the protagonist
18) epiphany- a moment of realization or clarity (when tom realizes that
daisy and gatsby like each other)
19) mood (tone)- general feeling one gets from the work or story (kind of
mood set in the piece)
20) motif- recurring objects or ideas (color green)
21) irony- when the exact opposite of what is expected occurs
22) conflict-
A) internal- when the character is struggling with a decision or issue
B) external- when the character struggles against another person or
situation
23) climax- turning point of the story that leads to the resolution
(scarlet- when dimmesdale confesses, gatsby- when gatsby dies, crucible-
john proctors confesses)
