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Literary Terms
ELA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | Make a comparison jaick is a cheetah on the track |
| Simile | Compare using like or as. Jack is as fast as a cheetah |
| Foreshadowing | To give hints to future events usually done by creating a mood or using symbols |
| Flashback | To recall an earlier or past event |
| Alliteration | Using same letter sound in consecutive words in a sentence |
| Symbolism | author 's use of an object to represent something else |
| Conflict | Can be external or internal. Protagonist-Holden |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerate or over emphasize |
| Imagery | Descriptions used to create an image or picture in the reader mind |
| Point of view | From the writers perspective |
| First person pov | Told by the charcter-Holden. Use of I |
| Third person pov | Use of he or she indicates not told by character |
| Omniscient pov | All knowing told from someone unknown. Not author or characters |
| Setting | Contributes to the understanding of a story or mood or conflicts |