| literary term |
meaning |
| tele |
far |
| bene |
good |
| irony |
when something you expect to happen doesnt happen. |
| IMAGEry |
language that makes word pictures in your mind and relates to the 5 senses...(The sun could fry and egg on the concrete) |
| Cliche` |
an over used phrase(Don't count your chickens before they hatch) |
| metaphor |
a comparison between two things stating something as it is(i.e. Elane is a bear in the morning) |
| simile |
a comparison that uses like or as .(David is as sweet as an angel in the morning) |
| conflict |
problem in the story or novel |
| alliteration |
repetition of the first consenant sound in a sentence(i.e. peter piper picked a peck of purple pumpkins) |
| personification |
giving human traits to non living things |
| foreshadowing |
hints or clues to whats coming next |
| pun |
a play on words |
| dramatic |
when the audience knows something that the character doesnt |
| situational |
when a situation is involved in the story |
| verbal |
saying one thing to mean another |
| idiom |
a phrase that cannot be understood as a whole. |
| suspense |
waiting to find out what is going to happen next. |
| inferring |
an estimated guess on whats going to happen next. |
| mood |
how the reader feels about the story |
| symbolism |
practices and principles im art or character.(showing love or appreciation for something) |
HHS Shrek
