| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Allegory | a story with a 2nd meaning partially hidden behind its literal or visible meaning |
| Flashback | a transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration for effect |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| Personification | when something nonhuman is given human characteristics |
| Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines or sentences |
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| Tone | The attitude of the author toward the subject |
| Rhetorical Purpose | what you are trying to achieve using rhetoric |
| Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions |
| Foreshadow | The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot. |
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