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Literary Terms Rev.
Question | Answer |
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alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
allusion | a reference to something |
antagonist | a person or thing that goes against the main character |
assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
external conflict | outside problem |
internal conflict | inside problem |
foreshadowing | a hint or clue |
hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
imagery | sensory details |
irony | contrast between expectation and reality |
metaphor | comparing two unlike things without using connecting words (like or as) |
onomatopoeia | a word sounds like what it is |
oxymoron | two contrasting words or ideas put together |
parody | an imitation of something usually for humor |
personification | giving human qualities to non-human things |
omniscient point of view | the reader knows all character's feelings |
third-person point of view | the reader knows limited (one or two) character's feelings |
first-person point of view | the narrator is telling the story |
protagonist | the main character |
setting | time and place |
simile | comparing two unlike things using connector words (like or as) |
symbol | something that stands for itself and represents something else |
theme | main idea |
tone | attitude |
connotation | the way a word or phrase is used (carries emotion, suggests a meaning) |
understatement | downplaying something's seriousness |