| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Imagery | An appeal to any of the senses |
| Figurative Language | Uses words in a non-literal way, giving them a meaning beyond their ordinary one |
| Personification | Gives human traits to nonhuman beings |
| Simile | Compares two different things, using the words "as", "like", or "than" |
| Metaphor | An implied comparison stating the resemblance between two things |
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words that sound like their meaning, ex: Squish! |
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonants ex: the soft surge of the sea |
| Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words, ex: "the apple and maple trees pleased the people" |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase ex: the owl swept out of the woods and circled the house |
| Pun | A play on words to add interest and humor |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration ex: he was frightened out of his wits |
| Understatement | Opposite of hyperbole ex: he was upset when he learned he had AIDS |
| Allusion | An indirect reference to something outside the current literary work |
| Symbol | A person, object, situation, or action which operates on two levels, the literal and the symbolic |
| First Person | Point of view using I and me; character is telling the story |
| Second Person | Point of view using you; author is speaking directly to reader, seldom used |
| Third person | Point of view using he, she, or it; author is telling about the characters |
| Limited Omniscient | 3rd person where we are told the thoughts and feelings of only one character |
| Omniscient | 3rd person where we are told everything about the story |
| Dramatic or Objective | 3rd person where we are told only what happens and what is said |
| Tone | The author's attitude toward what he or she writes |
Combine with other sets
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