1. SIMILE

2. A comparison of two unlike things using ‘like” or ‘as’ She was as pretty as a peach.

3. ONOMATOPOEIA

4. Words that imitate sounds The crackling bag crumpled in his fist.

5. ALLITERATION

6. The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words. ( (Poe liked to use this!) “…while I pondered weak and weary” From The Raven

7. METAPHOR

8. A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. War was a beast. From Brother Sam Is Dead

9. IDIOM

10. A statement in which the meaning is NOT the same as the literal translation. That test was a piece of cake!

11. PERSONIFICATION

12. Giving an inanimate object human characteristics. The shutters on the house winked. From The Westing Game

13. IMAGERY

14. Descriptive writing which helps to provide a visual picture for the reader “….a red wheel barow Glazed with rain water Beside the white chickens” From William Carlos Williams

15. ALLUSION

16. A reference in literature to famous person, place, or event Visions of championships danced in their heads. From Stargirl (allusion to “T’was the Night Before Christmas”)

17. HYPERBOLE

18. An extreme exaggeration I’ve told you a million times!

19. IRONY

20. A figure of speech that refers to a difference between the way something appears and what actually is true. Isn’t it ironic that Britain’s largest dog was named Tiny?

21. MOOD

22. The overall emotion felt by the reader while reading the text. It is expressed through setting, character actions, and plot events.

23. CLIMAX

24. The high point of action in a story- the conflict takes a turn. Sometimes the main character chanes or is forced to change.

25. EXPOSITION

26. Beginning of the story where setting and characters are revealed.

27. RESOLUTION The conflict is resolved and the story brought to a close.

28. TONE

29. The author’s attitude toward the topic or subject