Narrative Terms

A literary device when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party

The physical arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison

A metaphor is:

Diction means:

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Ordinary written or spoken language

A conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together

Giving human qualities to non-human things

Using like words in like ways

Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures

A comparison between two things

A writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience

A story is a:

An interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a narrative

Syntax is:

The associations and emotional overtones attached to a word

An author’s individual writing style or point of view

The precise meaning of a word