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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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