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8 - Lit Vocab 3
Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| when and where a story takes place | setting |
| the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, or audience | tone |
| the overall feeling of a work of literature | mood |
| to form a mental picture so you can see it in your mind | visualize |
| in order by time | chronological |
| repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby or adjacent words | alliteration |
| representation of something as a person or having qualities of a person | personification |
| a comparison using like or as | simile |
| a comparison saying something is something else | metaphor |
| a point by point comparison made between two things to show how they are alike (word puzzle) | analogy |
| a conclusion based on the information in the text and the reader's own knowledge | inference |
| a final idea or judgement that the write or reader comes to at the end | conclusion |
| a broad statement that applies to many situations | generalization |