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Literary Terms
Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Analyze | to examine closely |
Author's Purpose | author's reason for writing the text |
Character Development | ways a character changes |
Conflict | a problem |
Metaphor | compares two things directly- You are my knight in shining armor |
Simile | compares two different things - you are like a shooting star |
Personification | gives human like qualities |
Hyperbole | an exaggeration |
Generalization | a general or broad statement |
Main Idea | central idea |
Mood | Feeling author creates |
Point of View | first person or third person |
Setting | where and when story unfolds |
Theme | author's message about life |
Tone | author's attitude |