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Literary Devices
Term | Definition |
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Imagery | writing that involves one or more of the senses |
Sonnet | lyric poem consisting of 14 lines |
Tone | author’s attitude about his/her subject |
Mood | how the reader feels after reading a piece of literature |
Climax | dramatic high of story |
Protagonist | hero or central character in a piece of literature |
Plot | sequence of events in a story |
Short Story | a fully developed theme but shorter than a novel |
Satire | literary work that blends a critical attitude with humor so that humanity may be improved |
Analyze | take apart, figure it out, examine |
Rising Action | events that lead to the climax |