Foundation Vocab Words

Front

Sequence of events in a story

Back

Plot

Front

Figure of speech comparing unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Direct comparison of unlike things

Back

Metaphor

Front

Human qualities to non-human entities

Back

Personification

Front

Descriptive language appealing to senses

Back

Imagery

Front

Choice and use of words in literature

Back

Diction

Front

Exaggerated statements for emphasis

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Literary device: repetition of consonant sounds

Back

Alliteration

Front

Repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables

Back

Assonance

Front

Words imitating sounds

Back

Onomatopoeia