ELA Final 1

Metaphor

when you say one thing is another thing

Simile

comparing two things using “ like” or “ as “

Personification

giving human traits to non-human things

Imagery

description using the 5 senses

Allusion

referencing a famous story or person

Paradox

a statement that sounds impossible but is true

Onomatopoeia

sound words

Hyperbole

huge exaggeration

Oxymoron

two opposite words put together

Tone

the authors attitude

Mood

how the story makes the reader feel

Diction

the specific words a writer choses

Verbal Irony

saying the opposite of what you mean

Dramatic Irony

the audience knows a secret or something that happened that the character does not

Situational Irony

the exact opposite of what you expect happens 

Symbolism

an object that stands for a big idea

First Person Point of View

the narrator is in the story

Second Person Point of View

the narrator talks directly to you

Third Person Point of View (Limited vs. Omniscient)

The narrator is outside the story.  They know what everyone is thinking.