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Literary Terms

TermDefinition
allusion a reference to something well known
character a person included in a story
characterization showing or telling a character's personality
conflict fight or struggle
denotation dictionary definition
connotation all other words that come to mind
foreshadowing clues that hint at the future
diction word choice
imagery description of sight, taste, smell, sound, or touch
irony the opposite of what is expected
metaphor comparing two things that are different without using like or as
mood the reader's feeling
oxymoron two words together that have opposing meanings
personification when a non-human thing has or does something human
plot what happens in a story
point of view the side of the story the author chooses to tell
setting where and when the story takes place
simile comparing two things that are different using like or as
satire making fun of society
theme the message of a story
tone the author's feeling
monologue long speech by one person
alliteration repetition of consonant sounds
assonance repetition of vowel sounds
meter pattern
onomatopoeia a word that sounds like its meaning
prose language without a pattern
pun a joke using a word with two meanings
hyperbole exaggerated statements
symbol something that represents something else
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