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Lit Terms Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | beginning several neighboring words with the same sound. |
| allusion | reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing. |
| antithesis | to place structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses side by side for the purpose of contrast. |
| apostrophe | a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate. |
| assonanace | repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words. |
| consonance | repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words. |
| details | facts revealed by the author or speaker. |
| diction | word choice. |
| figures of speech | an imaginative comparison between seemingly unlike things (simile, metaphor, personification.) |
| flashback | a scene that interrupts the action to show a previous event. |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues to suggest future action. |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration. |
| imagery | language used to produce an image in a reader’s mind. It appeals to the senses. |
| irony | something unexpected. |
| metaphor | a comparison stating one thing "is" another. |