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8 Literary Terms 3
Literary Terms Column 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an expression made up of two words that seem to contradict each other (Ex. sweet sorrow) | Oxymoron |
| a statement that is actually true, though it seems to go against common sense (Ex. Imprison me so that I may be free) | Paradox |
| writing that makes fun of another work imitating some aspects of other writer's style | Parody |
| language in which human characteristics are given to a non-living thing (Ex. The wind sang her loudest song) | Personification |
| the conflict in a story and the process of resolving it | Plot |
| the perspective from which a story is told | Point of view |
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of others. It often misrepersents facts or deliberately misleads | Propaganda |
| the main character in a story,usually one that faces a problem of conflict | Protagonist |
| a figure of speech that uses double meaning to make a play on words (Ex. Eskimos are cool guys) | Pun |
| the solving of the conflict in a story or other selection | Resolution |
| the art of using words to persuade | Rhetoric |
| repition of similar sounds at the ends of words (Ex. If you snooze you loose) | Rhyme |
| writing that makes fun of the shortcomings of people, systems, or instituions for the purpose of enlightening the reader | Satire |
| location or locations of a story | Setting |
| a metaphor comparing two things using like or as | Simile |
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