| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words |
| metaphor | a comparison |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| personification | giving human qualities to an object or abstract idea |
| mood | the prevailing emotions of a work or of the author in his/her creation of the work |
| bias | a judgement based on a personal point of view |
| biography | the story of a person's life written by someone else |
| satire | a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vices or weaknesses |
| antonym | a word that is the opposite of another word |
| synonym | one of two or more words that have the same or similar meanings |
| allusion | an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration or overstatement |
| assertion | a declaration, statement, allegation or claim |
| autobiography | the story of a person's life written by the person him/herself |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word to represent a sound |
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