Personification

1. Personification A type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.

2. Irony A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality; (Verbal – writer or speaker says one thing and means another; Situational – A contrast between what seems appropriate and what actually happens; Dramatic – when the audience/reader knows more than the character).

3. Theme A central idea of a work of literature; a universal truth revealed; is not stated directly.

4. Alliteration Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds that are close together.

5. Exposition The opening or beginning of a story that introduces the reader to the setting, characters, key background information, and mood.

6. Point of View Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.

7. Personification “The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night…”

8. Theme Love is blind, Love changes everything

9. 3rd person point of view He likes to go to the store. She would rather stay home and play Nintendo.

10. Conflict A struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces; may be internal or external.

11. Foreshadowing The use of clues to hint at the events that will occur later in the plot.

12. Allusion Reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, etc. within a piece of literature.

13. Alliteration Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore

14. Characterization Restless eyes, short, defined features, thinks about the future, possibly leaving his partner, others question him, talks with a southern twang and is rather abusive

15. Theme All people have dreams, but almost no one ever achieves them

16. Characterization How an author creates his or her character via physical appearance, speech, thoughts/feelings, actions, and others’ reactions to the character.

17. 1st person point of view I love ice cream on a hot, sunny day.

18. Verbal Irony A killer tells his best friend he can’t wait to celebrate years of friendship even though he plans to kill is best friend that night.

19. 2nd person point of view You like to paint? Surely you must remember the time when you were five…

20. External Conflict (Man Vs Man) George and Curley fight

21. Exposition Under the sea, in the 1800s, Ariel, King Triton, Ursula the Sea Witch, happy tone, Ariel wants to be a human

22. Dramatic Irony Juliet thinks she is alone on the balcony, but we know Romeo is hiding in the bushes listening to her speech.

23. Situational Irony Rain on your wedding day, a free ride when you’ve already paid!

24. Alliteration Rubber baby buggy bumpers

25. Personification “Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon…”

26. Foreshadowing "Did you hear me? She said she'd go out with me! Can you believe that?" I blinked, suddenly aware of what my friend was telling me. In the distance, thunder rolled and lightning crashed. Soon it would be raining. This would not be good.

27. Simile Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, resembles, or than.

28. External Conflict (Man Vs Man) Capulets Vs. Montagues

29. External Conflict (Man Vs Society) Romeo is banished from Verona

30. Internal Conflict (Man Vs Self) Juliet’s decision to drink the vial

31. Imagery Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch).

32. Symbol Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and something beyond itself as well.

33. Setting On farm in Wisconsin during the 1980s

34. Dialogue Conversation between two or more people or characters.

35. Mood Refers to the feeling or emotional impact of a piece from the reader’s perspective.

36. Metaphor Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another without the use of the word like, as, than, or resemble.

37. External Conflict A character struggles with an outside force.

38. Setting The time and place of a story or play.

39. External Conflict (Man Vs Nature) A man trapped in a violent storm

40. 2nd Person Point Of View The narrator tells the story to another character using "you," so that the story is being told through the addressee's point of view.

41. External Conflict Sandra and Jimmy went camping in the desert and came across an army of tarantula spiders.

42. Imagery Molly sat outside and felt the warm sun shine down on her pale skin. The smell of hot dogs and lemonade danced in the air causing her mouth to water. She walked into the backyard and heard the sound of the hot dogs sizzling on the grill.

43. Simile Life is like a box of chocolates.

44. Metaphor The student who failed the test was a loose cannon because he was so angry.

45. 2nd Person Point of View “I remember when I was in first grade. Mrs. Dilley, my art teacher, gave me an assignment to knit a small item. You know how you feel when you get an assignment you don't quite know how to accomplish..."

46. Simile My love is like a red rose.

47. Simile Sally was a busy as a bee when she was studying last night.

48. Symbol Stop sign, Mickey Mouse, Dorothy’s ruby slippers, four leaf clover, etc.

49. Dialogue “Hello,” said Nancy. “Hi Nancy, how are you?” replied Helen.

50. Mood The dark clouds were ominous. Lighting crashed and thunder roared through the sky. Raindrops began to descend from the heavens creating an eerie mist of fog that danced in front of the run-down castle.