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Lit terms
Literature terms review
Term | Definition |
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Setting | The time and place of we're the book happens. |
Characterization | It is describing the character indirect or direct. |
Internal conflict | Man v.s himself |
External conflict | Man v.s nature |
Theme | The life lesson of a story. |
Irony | A event that seems opposite of what u thought was going to happen. |
Personification | Giving nonhuman things human traits. |
Simile | Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as". |
Metaphor | Comparing 2 things without using like or as. |
Alliteration | Using the same word more than once. |
Imagery | Describing a event using words in a story. |
Dramatic irony | Audience nows more about play than the character does. |
Foreshadowing | It is hinting that something bad is going to happen. |
Allusion | Appears to be true. |
Symbol | Something that stands for something else. |