| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Conflict | The struggle found in fiction. May be internal or external |
| Analogy | Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect. |
| Flashback | Action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary to better understanding. |
| Dialect | Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district |
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial (consonant) sounds in neighboring words. |
| Denotation | The literal or dictionary meaning of a word. |
| Irony | Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment |
| Allusion | An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it. |
| Foil | To prevent from being successful; thwart. |
| Connotation | The implied meaning of a word |
| Foreshadowing | The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature. |
| Antagonist | A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another. |
| Atmosphere | The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. |
| Character | Feature or trait; Moral or ethical quality. |
| Figure of speech | Any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification. |
| Hyperbole | Obvious and intentional exaggeration. |
| Idiom | An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements. |
| Main idea | The big meaning of a story, paragraph or piece. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. |
| Imagery | The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively. |
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