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Literary Terms 1 08
literary terms
Terms | Definitions |
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Personification | giving human qualities to something that is not human |
Simile | comparison of two unlike things (animals, objects, ideas) using like |
Metaphor | comparison of two unlike things (animals, objects, ideas) without using like or as |
Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
Onomatopoeia | imitation of sounds that occur naturally, the word implies its definition |
Rhyme | repetition of end sounds |
Poetry | language used to express feelings, usually within verse |
Figurative language | language that is not intended to be read literally, but used to develop word pictures for a reader |
Idiom | meanings of language are understood by native speakers, but usually misunderstood in translation |
Plot Analysis | using elements of plot to identify and discuss parts of a story |
Exposition | beginning |
Characters | fictional people within a story developed by physical traits, speech, and actions |
Setting – Time | when the story takes place |
Setting – Place | where the story takes place |
Conflict | struggle taking place within a story |
Mood | feelings/ emotions the author builds with the story |
Memoir | memory; autobiographical writing that tells about a specific memory |
Main idea | major idea that tells what the story is about |
Voice | a writer's unique use of language |
Genre | type of literature or format of writing |
literary devices | rhetorical elements used to create a desired mood or tone in a piece of writing |
theme | life message; central idea that may be stated directly or indirectly |
Internal conflict | man vs. self |
man vs self | internal struggle within a character |
External conflict | man vs. man or society or nature |
man vs man | character struggles with another character |
man vs nature | character struggles against nature |
man vs society | character struggles with groups of society |
biography | story written by an author about the life of someone else |
falling action | events in a story after the climax; "loose ends" are tied up |