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Sem1 EngII Lit Terms
Semester I Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imply | when an author may suggest something indirectly |
| infer | when the reader understands what the author is trying to hint or suggest |
| imply | when an author may suggest something indirectly |
| infer | when the reader understands what the author is trying to hint or suggest |
| theme | the meaning or lesson of a story |
| literal language | this is the true definition of the words; actual definition |
| thesis statement | a sentence that identifies the main idea |
| foreshadowing | a hint that something mentioned earlier in the story will return in an important way |
| point of view | |
| figurative meaning | means more than what is being said on the surface |
| literal meaning | means exactly what is said |
| basic situation | something that happens at the beginning of the story |
| personification | giving human qualities to an object, animal or idea |
| paradox | something that is opposite of itself or contradicts itself |