Assessment Objectives Key Terms

Diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing, which can convey tone and meaning.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words, often used to create rhythm or emphasis.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental pictures.

Theme

The central idea or underlying message in a literary work.