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Literary Terms

Poetry

QuestionAnswer
alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word
allusion to a famous person, event, place in history, literature, religion, etc.
anaphora repetition of words or phrases at the begging of several lines
assonance repetition of vowel sounds
consonance repetition of consonant sounds
hyperbole exaggeration
imagery using one's five senses to write descriptively
internal rhyme rhyming within a line
inversion changing the usual order of words. Ex: Yet know I
irony when there is a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant; contradiction
verbal irony when an author says one thing and means something else; sarcasm
dramatic irony when an audience perceives something a character in the literature does not know
situational irony when there is a discrepancy between the expected result and the actual result
metaphor a direct comparison of two unlike things
onomatopoeia a word that imitates the sound it represents
oxymoron A two-word paradox Ex: Seriously joking
paradox a contradictory phrase. Ex. The sound of silence.
Personification giving human qualities to animals or objects
Simile comparing to unlike things using like or as
symbol using an object or action to mean something more than its literal meaning
Created by: jmccole
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