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| A word formed from the initial letter or letters of each word in a set of words. (Example: NATO) |
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| A metiphorical narrative in prose or verse in which fictional figuresand actions usually represent truths or generations about human existence. |
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| The repetition of cononant sounds at the beginning of words. |
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| a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump. |
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| A brief narrative of an interesting, unusual, or biograpgical event often used to illustrate a point. |
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| A tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low priced item but is then encouraged to buy a high priced one. |
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| A party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers. |
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| A personal and sometimes unreasonable judgement. |
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| The method an author uses to create the apperance and personality of imaginary characters in a piece of fiction. |
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| An organizational structure of text in which events are placed in order of the times they occured in. |
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| A structure of text that is based on description of simularities and differences among two or more things. |
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| The struggle between opposing forces. |
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| The attitudes and feelings assosicated with a word opposed to a words literal meaning. |
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| Warranties, product information, and instructional material designs to help one with daily tasks. |
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| Information a reader may obtain from a text that helps confirm the meaning of a word or groups of words. |
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| The quality or state of offering reasonable grounds for being believed. |
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| A reference, explanation, or comment usually below the text on a printed page. |
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| The literal or dictionary meaning of a word. |
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| A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area. |
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| A conversation between two or more characters in a work that gives insight into the characters themselves. |
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| A character that undergoes a change in the course of the story |
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| A story intened to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals talk and act like humans. |
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