1. Figurative Language/Literary Terms

2. Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds EX: Can Cameron come to the concert?

3. Simile Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

4. Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things; saying one thing is another

5. Oxymoron A figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words EX: Pretty ugly Seriously funny Act natural

6. Onomatopoeia Use of words that imitate sounds

7. Synonym Words that mean the same or almost the same EX: Mad, angry Sad, upset Speak, talk

8. Theme Author's message in a literary work; generalization about human beings or about life

9. Foreshadowing Author's use of clues to hint at what happens later in a story EX: "Little did he know, his words would come back to haunt him..."

10. Plot Sequence of events in a story

11. Parts of Plot (in order) Exposition/Introduction- The alarm clock rings Rising Action- The boy falls back asleep Climax- The boy wakes up an hour later; his mom comes in, yelling Falling Action- The mom quickly drives him to school Resolution- The boy's mom signs him in at the office and he makes his way to class

12. Setting The time and place of the action EX: New York City in the 1920s

13. Personification A type of figurative language in which a non- human subject is given human characteristics EX: The tea kettle screamed as its insides shook up with boiling water.

14. Chronological The order in which events occur (time order)

15. Tone The writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject

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