Vocabulary & Key Terms

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• Allegory
• Non-Fiction
• Biography
• Climax

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• Metaphor
• Symbolism
• Alliteration
• Personification

An expression designed to call something to mind without actually saying it

• Bias
• Rising Action
• Allusion
• Protagonist

Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something

• Plagerism
• Analysis
• Compare
• Prefix

A word opposite in meaning to another

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Homophone
• Perspective

A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong

• Allegory
• Plot
• Connotation
• Argument

The reason for which the author is writing his or her story; the lesson or moral being shared

• Hyperbole
• Author's Purpose
• Poetry
• Drama

In favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• Context Clues
• Bias
• Characterization
• Dialect

An account of someone's life written by someone else

• Fiction
• Autobigraphy
• Biography
• Poetry

A person in a novel, play, or movie

• Setting
• Imagery
• Falling Action
• Character