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Literary Terms 1 08
literary terms
| Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Personification | giving human qualities to something that is not human |
| Simile | comparison of two unlike things (animals, objects, ideas) using like |
| Metaphor | comparison of two unlike things (animals, objects, ideas) without using like or as |
| Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Onomatopoeia | imitation of sounds that occur naturally, the word implies its definition |
| Rhyme | repetition of end sounds |
| Poetry | language used to express feelings, usually within verse |
| Figurative language | language that is not intended to be read literally, but used to develop word pictures for a reader |
| Idiom | meanings of language are understood by native speakers, but usually misunderstood in translation |
| Plot Analysis | using elements of plot to identify and discuss parts of a story |
| Exposition | beginning |
| Characters | fictional people within a story developed by physical traits, speech, and actions |
| Setting – Time | when the story takes place |
| Setting – Place | where the story takes place |
| Conflict | struggle taking place within a story |
| Mood | feelings/ emotions the author builds with the story |
| Memoir | memory; autobiographical writing that tells about a specific memory |
| Main idea | major idea that tells what the story is about |
| Voice | a writer's unique use of language |
| Genre | type of literature or format of writing |
| literary devices | rhetorical elements used to create a desired mood or tone in a piece of writing |
| theme | life message; central idea that may be stated directly or indirectly |
| Internal conflict | man vs. self |
| man vs self | internal struggle within a character |
| External conflict | man vs. man or society or nature |
| man vs man | character struggles with another character |
| man vs nature | character struggles against nature |
| man vs society | character struggles with groups of society |
| biography | story written by an author about the life of someone else |
| falling action | events in a story after the climax; "loose ends" are tied up |
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