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5-5 Short Story Term
Term | Definition |
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Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together |
Simile | A comparison using like or as |
Metaphor | A comparison that does not use like or as |
Personification | To give something nonhuman human characteristics |
Allusion | A reference to something that everyone should know |
Foreshadowing | To hint at the future |
Flashback | To move back in time |
Symbol | Something that stands for itself as well as something else |
Motif | An idea that keeps showing up in the story |
Irony | The opposite of what one expects |