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Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | Bam! Crash! Buzz!... these are examples |
| imagery | language that appeals to the reader's senses |
| personification | EX. The snow danced to the ground. |
| hyperbole | EX. My teacher will kill me if I don't do my homework. |
| symbol | The American flag is a ___________ of democracy and freedom. |
| metaphor | EX. My husband can be a real bear in the morning. |
| simile | EX. My little brother is as fast as lightning on the field. |
| free verse | Poetry without a set pattern of rhyme and rhythm. |
| rhyme | EX. girl...curl... whirl...hurl |
| alliteration | EX. Susie sells sailing sets. |
| narrative | Tells a story |
| repitition | Saying something over and over again in a poem for emphasis. |
| stanza | A unit of lines in a poem. |
| tone | The author's attitude towards the subject they are writing. |
| mood | The feeling a reader gets from a literary work. |