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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)  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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