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literary terms 42-82
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genre | a division or type of literature – generally prose, poetry or drama |
| theme | the message, central concern, or insight into life revealed in a literary work |
| stereotype | a fixed, generalized idea about a character, place, or situation |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art within a literary work |
| irony | the general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions |
| verbal irony | words are used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning or contradict their usual meaning |
| situational irony | an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the character, the reader, or the audience (a surprise twist) |
| dramatic irony | contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/ audience knows to be true |
| euphemism | an inoffensive word or term used in place of another that is felt to be offensive |
| idiom | an expression having a special meaning different from the usual meanings of the words (example – "hit the road") |
| figurative language | writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally |
| figures of speech | types of figurative language |
| simile | a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two unlike subjects |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that is an exaggeration for effect |
| personification | a figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| stanza | a division of poetry similar to a paragraph in prose |
| refrain | a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song |
| author's purpose | the author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince the audience |
| voice | the fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer |
| satire | literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness |
| primary source | text that tells a first-hand account of an event; original works used when researching (letters, journals) |
| secondary source | text used when researching that is derived from something original (biographies, magazine articles) |
| text structure | the author's method of organizing text |
| inference | understanding gained by "reading between the lines;" judgment based on reasoning rather than direct statement |
| imagery | a word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses |
| bias | a judgment based on personal point of view |
| generalization | a conclusion that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person |
| editorial | a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers |
| propaganda | techniques used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something |
| name-calling | an attack on a person instead of an issue |
| bandwagon | tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or everyone is doing it |
| red herring | an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument |
| emotional appeal | tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason |
| testimonial | attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea |
| sweeping generalization | makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information |
| circular argument | states a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument |
| appeal to numbers, facts, and statistics | attempts to persuade the reader by showing how many people think something is true |
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