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| When a writer says exactly what he or she means. |
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| Writing that has a meaning beyond the words written; it should be interpreted imaginatively not literally. |
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| A device used to create figurative language, such as simile, metaphor, personification and hyperbole. |
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| A comparison between two unlike things using like, as or than. |
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| A comparison between two unlike things without using like, as or than. |
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| Giving human qualities to an animal, idea or inanimate object. |
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| Overexaggeration to create humor or emphasize a point. |
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| Devices related to the sound of language such as rhyme, alliteration, assonance or onomatopoeia |
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| Rhyme at the end of lines. |
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| Repitition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words. |
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| Repition of a vowel sound. |
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| The use of words that imitate sounds |
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| Regular pattern of end rhyme, marked by lowercase letters. |
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| A word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses. |
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| Words that create a picture in your mind. |
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| A group of lines in a poem. |
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| A word or phrase that is repeated. |
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| The feeling created in the reader by a piece of writing. |
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| Something that stands for or represents something else. |
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| A category of art or literature, such as fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, poetry, etc. |
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| Writing with real characters and/or events. |
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| Writing with real characters and events. |
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| The character or force that opposes the main character. |
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| A character that experiences no major change in the story. |
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| A character that changes, grows or learns something. |
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| To hint or suggest beforehand. |
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| The turning point of action; it is near the end and is sometimes violent. |
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| A person, place, thing or idea. |
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| A word used in place of a noun. |
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| Describes a noun or pronoun. |
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| Modifies (describes) a verb. |
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| Connects words or groups of words. |
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| Shows position or direction. |
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| Expresses strong emotion. |
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