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Literary Terms
Mrs. Foldesy's English Literary Terms for mid terms 2018
Term | Definition |
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allusion | a reference to a person, place, or event which the author believes the reader will be familiar |
characterization | the techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character |
hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
metaphor | comparing two unlike things with a similar quality w/out like or as |
onomatopoeia | words that echo their meaning- hiss, buzz |
personification | giving an inanimate object/ animal human characteristics |
short story | a story that can be read in one sitting |
simile | comparing two things w/ like or |
exposition | happens at the beginning of a story where the author establishes the setting, background and protagonist |
Alliteration | the repetition of constant beginning sounds |