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Literary Terms

TermDefinition
Alliteration The repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words
Allusion Indirect reference to a person, place or event with which the author believes the reader will be familiar
Analogy 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
Diction a writer or speaker's choice of words
Figurative Language language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning
Hyperbole Exaggeration! or Humorous effect
Imagery Descriptive words used to re-create sensory experiences by appealing to the five senses
Metaphor compares two things that have something in common
Onomatopedia using words that imitate sounds
Personification When an object or animal are given human characteristics
Purpose 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 like or as
Syntax the way sentences are arranged
Theme life lesson or moral of story
Tone writer's attitude toward his or her subject
Noun Person,Place Thing or Idea
Verb Action or state of being
Adjective a word 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 mdifies another word or phrase
Conjunction Joins two parts of a sentence
Interjection WOW! a word that interrupts a phrase or sentence
Mood Feeling of audience
Created by: genesis0703
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