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Wednesday Wars Vocab
This is a homework project.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | the main character in a work of literature |
| Simile | a type of comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if had human feelings, thoughts or attitudes |
| Imagery | writing intended to re-create a person, place, thing an event, or an experience |
| Dialouge | conversation between two or more people as a feature in a work of literature |
| Characterization | the way a writer reveals information to the reader about a character |
| Allusion | a reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, politics, or science |
| Symbolism | in literature, a person, place, thing, or event, that has meaning in itself and also represents something beyond itself, often, abstract |
| Tone | the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, character, and audiance |
| Suspense | the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story |
| Irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens |