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Literary Terms 1
English 10 Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in words. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison (as or like) is used |
| Personification | A literary device in which the author speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as |
| Understatement | A way of emphasizing an idea by talking about it in a restrained manner |
| Flashback | The returning to an earlier time (in a story) for the purpose of making something in the present more clear. |
| Foreshadowing | Giving hints or clues of what is to come later in a story. |
| Imagery | The use of words to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind; usually based on sensory details. |
| Mood | The feeling a text arouses in the reader: happiness, peacefulness, sadness, and so on. |
| Plot | The action or sequence of events in a story. It is usually a series of related incidents that build upon one another as the story develops. |
| Setting | The time and place in which the action of a literary work occurs. |
| Symbol | A person, a place, a thing, or an event used to represent something else. |
| Theme | The statement about life that a writer is trying to get across in a piece of writing. |
| Allusion | A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event. |
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Mrs. Maier
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