By: Mitzy Hernandez and Pedro Figueroa

Alliteration• A word that repeats

the leading consonant throughout a sentence or a phrase.

• Example: She sells seashells by the seashore

Ballad• A poem that tells a fairly

simple story

• Example: ChorusThe up spoke the Cook of our

gallant ship,And a greasy old Cook was he;“I care more for my kettles and

my pots,Than I do for the roaring of the

sea.”

Characterization

• The method to reveal the personality of a character

• Example: Describing what the

character looks likeTelling what the

character says.

connotation and denotation Connotation- The

associations that are connected to a certain word

Denotation- The literal meaning of a word in the dictionary

example:Denotation- Stop (even

without words, we recognize the meaning from the shape and color)

Connotation-Risk (accident or ticket)

dialogue

• Conversation between characters

Example:I wasn’t planni

fable • A tale designed to

illustrate a moral lesson

Example: "A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a Fox observed her and set his wits to work to discover some way of getting the cheese.

figurative language

• A way of saying one thing and meaning something else.

Example: “I move fast like a

cheetah on the Serengeti.”

flashback • event or scene taking

place before the present time

Example: A movie Like “The Sandlot”

hyperbole

• When an exaggeration or overstatement occurs.

Example: I could eat a horse.

imagery • A word which appeals to one

or more senses.

Example: I took a walk around the world

to. Ease my troubled mindI left my body laying somewhereIn the sands of time I watched the world float to the darkSide of the moon I feel there is nothing I can do

inference

• A judgment based on reasoning.

Example: A diagram.

irony • The result of an action is

the reverse of what the actor expected.

Example: Water, water, every

where,And all the boards did shrink;Water, water, every where,Nor any drop to drink.

metaphor • A figure of speech

when its made between two unlike quantities.

Example: Its raining cats and

dogs.

Oxymoron

• A contradictory term.

Example:Bittersweet, alone

together, open secret

personification

• A speech in which nonhuman is giving.

Example: my computer hates meThe camera loves meWind yells while blowing

Simile

• A speech that takes the form of a comparison.

Example: My stomach is growling

like a bearHe was fast as lightning