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Literary Terms gr 8
List of Literary Terms covered in Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| simile | A comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things where one thing is said to be another. |
| hyperbole | Over exaggeration for dramatic effect. |
| imagery | Writing that appeals to the five senses. |
| symbolism | When an object is used to represent a larger idea. |
| idiom | A phrase commonly used in a particular time period and geographical location that doesn't mean what the words literarly seem to say. |
| First person point of view | When the story is told using the pronoun, "I" |
| Second person point of view | When the story is told using the pronoun, "you" |
| Third person point of view | When the story is told by an outside narrator who is not actually a character in the story itself. |
| Tone | The author's attitude or view point towards the subject matter. |
| Mood | the atmosphere of feeling in a scene or peice of writing |
| prose | Writing that is organized in paragraphs rather than stanzas |
| dynamic character | a character who undergoes a significant change in personality |
| static character | a character whose personality remains the same throughout the story. |
| theme | the main idea or author's message |
| epiloque | something added after the last chapter in the story that ties up any loose ends. |
| direct characterization | when the author directly states traits about a character |
| indirect characterization | when the characters actions, words and the reaction from other characters lead you to infer traits about the character |
| flashback | when a story refers to past events that took place prior to the current point in time |
| foreshadowing | clues or hints about what is going to happen later in the story |
| protagonist | the main character in a story |
| antagonist | the character or force opposing the protagonist |
| internal conflict | a conflict takes place within a charactercharacter versus self |
| external conflict | a conflict that takes place with an outside force |
| realistic fiction | a fiction story that is seems like it actually could happen in real life in our modern time period |
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