EOG Review

Nonfiction in which a writer tells the story of his/her own life

A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make comparisons

A type of figurative language where a nonhuman object is given human characteristics

Nonfiction in which a writer tells the story of the life of another person

To examine the likenesses and differences of two people, places or things

The time and place of the action in a story

A feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

Anything that stands for or represents something else

The author's use of hints or clues of what might be happening later in the story

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

The use of words that mimic sound

The central message, concern or purpose of the writer

A lesson taught by a literary work

The sequence of events in a story (begins with the exposition and ends with the resolution)

The perspective or vantage point from which a story is told

A struggle between 2 opposing forces

An exaggerated statement

Conversation between characters in a play, story, novel or poem

A type of prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

A figure of speech where something is described as  something else w/out using like or as