allegory - Answers a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning,
typically a moral or political one.
diction - Answers word choice
tone - Answers a writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter
mood - Answers the readers feelings towards the text
allusion - Answers a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
juxtaposition - Answers when an author places two things side by side as a way of highlighting their
differences
point of view - Answers the perspective from which a story is told
alliteration - Answers the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words
flashback - Answers a method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the
reader can witness past events
foreshadow - Answers the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
hyperbole - Answers exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
idiom - Answers a common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
imagery - Answers description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
dramatic irony - Answers when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
metphor - Answers compare two unrelated objects without using like or as
onomotopoiea - Answers words that mimic the sound it reprsents
personification - Answers the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
repetition - Answers the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
characterization - Answers the process by which authors create and develop characters in a narrative,
revealing their traits, motivations, and complexities.
symbolism - Answers a device in literature where an object represents an idea.