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Q4 Lit Terms Review
Term | Definition |
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Personification | Assigning human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. |
Mood | A feeling that a literary work conveys to readers. |
Tone | Expresses the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject. |
Simile | Comparison of two unlike things, using like or as. |
Metaphor | Comparison of two things that have some quality in common, without using like or as. |
Foreshadowing | Hints to the reader as to what may happen later in the text. |
Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effects |
Flashback | A device or technique used by an author to present information about what has happened prior to the opening of the story |
Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
Exposition | Time, place, and physical characteristics of where a story takes place. |
Rising Action | The series of events/ conflicts that lead up to the climax |
Climax | Highest point of excitement and when the main conflict is faced by the protagonist |
Falling Action | The actions that follow the climax |
Resolution | All or most loose ends are tied up and the action comes to an end |