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apuckett's lit. term
literary terms for ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of consecuative words |
| alliteration | Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore |
| allusion | reference to a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, religion, etc; |
| allusion | when Taylor Swift sings about Romeo and Juliet |
| antagonist | bad guy- opposing force to the main character |
| autobiography | story of a person's life written by that person |
| autobiography | if I wrote a book about my life..... |
| biography | story of a person's life written by someone other than that person |
| biography | "The Life of George Washington", by Ashley Puckett, is an example of...... |
| flat character | a character that is not fully developed: we don't know much about them |
| static character | a character that doesn't change throughout the story. |
| climax | turning point in the story |
| conflict | main struggle or problem in the story |
| dialect | way of speaking that is characteristic to the area |
| dialect | "we went down yonder to see about them people" |
| dialogue | conversation between two characters |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; over statement |
| hyperbole | I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! |
| fiction | made up/ "fake" story/ not true |
| figurative language | word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another thing; not literal |
| historical fiction | fictional or fake story based on actual historical events |
| flashback | interruption of present to show what happened in the past |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| metaphor | direct comparison of two unlike things |
| mood | overall feeling of a work of literature |
| onomatopoeia | sound words |
| onomatopoeia | Boom! Crack! |
| protagonist | main character in the story |
| simile | comparison of two things using like or as |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
| tone | the attitude the writer takes toward his or her subject |
| symbol | the American Flag |
| alliteration | Mickey Mouse |
| simile | Her eyes twinkled like the stars in the sky. |
| metaphor | The student is a genius! |
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