| parallelism | similar gramatical form gives items equal weight of by for the people(makes more powerful) |
| personification | figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an animal or object |
| parody | imitation of serious work of LIT for the purpose of critisism or humor |
| plot | the plan of action or sequence of events of the story |
| point of view | stance from which a story is told, the eye and mind through which the action is perceived |
| protagonist | the central character in a story.faces a problem and must undergo some conflict to solve it |
| pun | wordplay with 2 or more meaning |
| Rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem. |
| Satire | a literary technique in which foolish ideas are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society |
| setting | the time and place in which the action of a story occurs. |
| Simile | FOS 2 seemingly unlike things are compared(strong AS a bull) |
| stanza | a group of verse lines forming a section of a poem and sharing the same structure. |
| style | the way in which a piece of literature is written. Style refers not to what is said, but how |
| Suspense | the tension or excitement felt by the reader as he or she becomes involved in the story |
| symbol | a person, object, idea or action that stands for something else.literal stands for figurative |
| Theme | the central idea in a literary work.theme is an idea revealed by the events of the story |
| Tone | the writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject. |