| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Antonym | A word that is the opposite of another word |
| Synonym | A word that has a similar meaning to another word |
| Imagery | A word(s) in literature which appeal to the senses (sight, taste, touch, hearing, or smell) |
| First Person Point of View | The main character tells the story using words that include himself/herself (I, us, we, my, etc.) |
| Foreshadow | used to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments |
| Homophone | Words that are pronounced alike, but different in spelling or meaning |
| Irony | The use of a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its literal or usual meaning; different from what is expected |
| Rhyme Scheme | The arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem (ex. AABB, ABAB) |
| Mood | The emotions of a work or of the author in his/her writing |
| Point of View | The way in which an author reveals characters, events and ideas in telling a story; the vantage point from which the story is told |
| Third Person Point of View | The third person point of view presents the events of the story from outside of any single character's perception |
| Third Person Limited | The reader can see into the mind of one character |
| Third Person Omniscient | The reader is privy to the thoughts of several characters, or even all, of the characters |
| Dialect | form of language that people speak in a certain region or group |
| Flashback | a switch from the present time to the story to a scene in the past |
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