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| The distinctive way in which a writer uses language, from how he/she puts sentences together to his/her choice of vocabulary and use of literary devices. |
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| A comparison between two things that are basically dissimilar in which one thing becomes another. |
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| A comparison between two things that are basically dissimilar using "like" or "as" to make the comparison. |
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| The act of giving human qualities to something that is not human. |
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| The repetition of similar consonant sounds within a phrase or sentence. |
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| The act of repeating words or phrases for dramatic effect. |
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| Images and/or details that emphasize our senses (sight, sound, taste, touch) to recreate a scene for the reader. |
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| The sequence of events in which the characters play out their roles in some kind of conflict. The plot gives promise in the first few pages that something exciting will happen, and that a believable conflict is going to occur. |
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| The struggle, disagreement, or controversy between opposing people, forces, ideas, or beliefs which form the basis of the plot. |
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| A force outside the main character. |
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| A force within the main character. |
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| Occurs at the beginning of a piece of work. Exposition establishes characters, suggests conflict, provides background information. |
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| The second stage in plot development. The conflict become obvious here, complications arise, and suspense builds. |
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| The point of highest interest or dramatic intensity. The climax is usually a turning point in the action. |
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| The unraveling of the plot following the climax; the writer explains how and why things turned out the way they did. |
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| The final part of the plot which explains how everything worked out and answers remaining questions. All loose end are tied up. |
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| Techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character. We learn about a character by what he/she says and does, what other characters say about him/her, and how other characters react to him/her. |
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| Perspective from which the story is told. |
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| The narrator is a character in the story and uses "he", "she", "they", etc. |
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| The narrator is outside the story and uses "he", "she", "they", etc. |
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| Narrator tells only what one character perceives. |
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| Narrator can see into the minds of all characters. |
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| Using a person, place, or thing to represent something beyond itself. What is represented is usually an abstract idea or feeling such as peace, love, contentment, etc. |
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| The context of time and place in which the story/action happened. |
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The theme in a book is what ties it all together and answers the questions:
What does the story mean? What message was the author trying to convey? A theme must be discovered by the reader. It cannot simply be told, or else it is reduced to a moral. A theme must say something about alienation, despair, hope, achievement, support for each other, reaching maturity, loss of innocence, etc. |
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