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Literary Terms

TermDefinition
Characterization a personality and character
Tone attitude of author
Irony difference between expected events and the outcome of it
Syntax author use of sentence structure and punctuation
Diction use of words to set a tone or mood
Symbolism something that symbolizes
Theme the big meaning of what you have read
Plot what drives the story forward
Simile comparing to things using like or as
Metaphor comparing two things without using like or as
Mood readers feeling
Imagery creating a image through your 5 senses
Allusion a reference to something
Foil Character contrasting character
Point of View A point a from which the story is being told
Motif reoccurring image
Personification giving a human quality to something non-human
Alliteration sound repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of the words
Assonance repetition of vowels
Constanance repeating of consonant
Protagonists main character
Antagonist enemy of main character
Foreshadowing hint of whats to come
Climax turning point of the story
Internal Conflict conflict within
External Conflict conflict with you and society
Created by: Alisha M. Bailey
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