| Term | Definition |
|---|
| metaphor | comparison without using like or as |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| allusion | brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art |
| alliteration | repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words |
| monologue | soliloquy; a dramatic sketch performed by one actor |
| pun | the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound |
| aside | an actors speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| theme | general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express |
| tone | attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character |
| iambic pentameter | a type of meter that is often used in poetry and drama |
| personification | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature |
| irony | an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant |
| foreshadowing | use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature |
| foil | a character that contrasts another character, often the protagonist, that therefore highlights certain qualities of the protagonist |
| oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together |
| imagery | language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching |
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