All terms in this list:

autobiography: A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

biography: a true story about a person's life, written by another person

flashback: a scene from the past that interrupts the action

foreshadow: to suggest or be a sign of something that will happen in the future

hyperbole: an intentional exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

irony: the use of words to suggest something different from, or opposite to, their literal meaning; a series of similar or connected events with an unexpected twist

onomatopoeia: a word that imitates a sound or noise

protagonist: the main character in a play, novel, or story

theme: the main idea or topic of an artistic work

tone: the general mood of an act or piece of writing