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Literary Terms Rev.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |