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Q3 Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Term | Definition |
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Personification | Assigning human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. |
Tone | Expresses the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject. |
Mood | A feeling that a literary work conveys to readers. |
Simile | Comparison of two unlike things, using like or as. |
Metaphor | Comparison of two things that have some quality in common, without using like or as. |
Foreshadowing | Hints to the reader as to what may happen later in the text. |
Imagery | Descriptive language appealing to the senses. |
Rhyme | the repetition of syllable sounds (ex: slow/go) |
Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effects. |
Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds within words to create melody and establish mood. |
Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds within words to create melody and establish mood. |
Stanza | a division in a poem consisting of a group of related lines |
Rhyme Scheme | the pattern of end rhymes in a poem |
Flashback | A device or technique used by an author to present information about what has happened prior to the opening of the story |
Onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
Rhythm Pattern | the beat and pace of a poem. The rhythmic beat is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line or verse. |