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literary terms
vocabulary definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| allusion | an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar |
| analogy | a point-by-point comparison of two things for the purpose of clarifying the less familiar of the two subjects |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters in either fiction or fanfiction |
| diction | a writers or speakers choice of words |
| figurative language | language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of words |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect |
| imagery | descriptive words words or phrases used to re-create sensory experiences by appealing to the five senses |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that compares to things that have a something common |
| onomatopoeia | using words to imitate sound |
| personification | a figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is given human characteristics |
| purpose | an authors reason for writing: either to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express him or herself |
| simile | a figure of speech that compares two things using the word like or as |
| syntax | the way sentences are arranged: part of the writers style |
| theme | the underlying message or life lesson in a piece of literature |
| tone | the writer's attitude towards his or her subject |
| noun | a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea |
| verb | a word that express an action or state of being |
| adjective | a words that modifies a noun or pronoun |
| adverb | a word that modifies a verb,adjective, or adverb |
| pronoun | a general word that replaces a specific noun |
| preposition | a word that starts a prepositional phrase, which modifies another word or phrase |
| conjunction | a word that joins two parts of a sentence |
| interjection | a word that interrupts a phrase or sentence |
| mood | the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |
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