1. plot • the action in a story; the sequence of events

2. Parts:
Rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

3. Simile
Comparison of two different things using like or as.

4. He ran around the room like a wild animal.
Example:
He ran around the room like a wild animal. OR
The dog sat as still as a stuffed animal.

5. Metaphor
Comparison of two different things NOT using like or as.

6. Example:
The living room was a zoo because of all the kids.

7. Personification
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas.

8. Example:
I hear the wind whistling.

9. Theme
The underlying message or thought throughout a work

10. Example:
“love and acceptance” in “The Erne From the Coast”

11. conflict
The struggle between two opposing forces

12. Setting
Time and place of a story

13. Characterization The way the author develops characters
what the characters are like

14. Alliteration
The repetition of the first letter or sound in two or more words. This is done for effect.

15. Example:
The fat, furry cat frolicked and had fun in the front yard.

16. Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to represent or imitate natural sounds.

17. Examples:
buzz, sizzle, pop, hiss…

18. Stanza
Division of a poem.
(like paragraphs in an essay)

19. Point of view
The view point from which a story is told

20. Example:
Edgar Allan was told by Michael so it was first person point of view

21. Rhythm
the beat of a poem

22. Narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
example: “Paul Revere’s Ride”

23. Figurative language
Language that is not meant to be taken in a literal sense

24. Example:
My mom was so mad that she went through the roof.