alliteration
repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
allusion
brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictional
characterization
used by writer to develop a character
conflict
plot struggle found in fiction
dialogue
conversation between two or more people
dynamic character
character who undergoes important, internal change
foil (character)
character that contrasts 2nd character
foreshadowing
what will happen
genre
type of category
hyperbole
exaggeration
imagery
the formation of mental images, figures, etc. figurative description/illustration
irony
using words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning
metaphor
something used, eg phrase, term, or symbol, to represent something else
onomatopoeia
the formation of a word, eg meow, by imitation of a sound made by its referent
oxymoron
a figure of speech that has self-contradictory effect
personification
giving human nature/character to an inanimate object
simile
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using like
static character
character who undergoes no inner change
symbolism
the practice of representing things by symbols
theme
the subject of a piece of writing