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English 8
Lit terms for final semester 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Traditional Poetry | poetry that rhymes |
| Free Verse Poetry | poetry without rhyme or rhythm |
| Rhythm | musical quality created by a pattern of beats or stresses |
| Rhyme | the occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words |
| Repetition | word, line, or stanza repeated throughout a poem |
| Alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds within words |
| Onomatopoeia | words that say their sounds |
| Simile | a figure of speech - a comparison using the words, "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two things, saying something IS something else |
| Personification | giving human qualities to something that isn't human |
| Narrative Poem | a poem that tells a story |
| Stanzas | a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem - verse |
| Style | how something is said |
| Word Choice | the author's choice of words that make the writing sound formal, informal, serious, or humorous |
| Imagery | words that appeal to the senses |
| Tone | a writer's attitude about a subject |
| Mood | the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader |
| Irony | a contrast between expectation and reality |
| Author's Purpose | identified by the title and choice of words and details |
| Historical and Cultural Context | traditions, social problems, and values that may influence a writer's work |
| Inference | a logical guess based on clues |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated |
| Characterization | the way the writer develops a character by describing what the character looks like, thinks, says and does |
| Text Features | present important ideas and eliminate the need to read every single word (bullets, sidebars, etc.) |
| Main Idea | the most important idea of a topic or what the reading is about |
| Supporting Details | made up of facts, examples that elaborate on the main idea |
| Fact | something that can be proven true |
| Opinion | a person's feelings about something |
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