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Literary Terms 7th

QuestionAnswer
analyze to examine carefully
foreshadow hints about events that are going to happen
tone how the author feels about a subject
elaborate give more details
metaphor comparing two things NOT using like or as
simile comparing two things using like or as
context clue using the words and phrases surrounding a word to determine its meaning
imagery words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses
dialect a form of language spoken in a particular area
biography story of a person's life written by someone else
predicting use what you know to guess what will happen next
Primary Source information from someone who experienced it
climax most exciting or turning point in a story
exposition background information, setting, characters, etc.
falling action story begins to wrap up
resolution ending of story conflict resolved
author's purpose the reason an author writes
conflict problem
dialogue conversation between characters
flashback remembering a time before
genre a type of literature
inference an educated guess
mood how a text makes the reader feel
plot sequence of events in a story
theme lesson you are suppose to learn
alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
irony the opposite of what is expected to happen
style a manner of writing, how something is said
symbol a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself
Created by: Cassp
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