Repeating hints of ideas or themes within the story - examples: prejudice, jealousy, pride

A short narrative explaining the details of an episode or event - different from a short story b/c it's simple and relates a single episode

Figure of speech in which an indirect statement is used in place of a direct one

Figure of speech which uses human characteristics to describe non-human things

A device a writer uses to present scenes or incidents that occurred prior to the beginning of the work

Type of story that reflects the culture of the time it is written, but the lesson or moral applies forever

Term used to describe a certain type of story or piece of literature

Subtle and complicated comparison between two objects that at first seem unrelated

A simple comparison between two objects using like or as

A long, uninterrupted speech by on character on stage, usually spoken to other characters dialogue

A speech by a character in a play or movie made while the speaker is alone on stage with the purpose of informing the audience of what the character is thinking or feeling

Hints or clues given to the reader of events or actions that will occur in the future

A style of speech or writing where an author ridicules a topic in order to draw attention to an issue

A collection of lines of poetry that express a more complete idea, like a short paragraph

A line in poetry is like a sentence. It often has enough words to express a short thought.

The rhythmic pattern used to create lines of poetry

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Lit term 3

Question	Answer
Motif	Repeating hints of ideas or themes within the story - examples: prejudice, jealousy, pride
Anecdote	A short narrative explaining the details of an episode or event - different from a short story b/c it's simple and relates a single episode
Euphemism	Figure of speech in which an indirect statement is used in place of a direct one
Personification	Figure of speech which uses human characteristics to describe non-human things
Flashback	A device a writer uses to present scenes or incidents that occurred prior to the beginning of the work
Fable	Type of story that reflects the culture of the time it is written, but the lesson or moral applies forever
Genre	Term used to describe a certain type of story or piece of literature
Hyperbole	Drastic use of exaggeration
Metaphor	Subtle and complicated comparison between two objects that at first seem unrelated
Simile	A simple comparison between two objects using like or as
Monologue	A long, uninterrupted speech by on character on stage, usually spoken to other characters dialogue
Soliloquy	A speech by a character in a play or movie made while the speaker is alone on stage with the purpose of informing the audience of what the character is thinking or feeling
Foreshadowing	Hints or clues given to the reader of events or actions that will occur in the future
Satire	A style of speech or writing where an author ridicules a topic in order to draw attention to an issue
Stanza	A collection of lines of poetry that express a more complete idea, like a short paragraph
Line	A line in poetry is like a sentence. It often has enough words to express a short thought.
Meter	The rhythmic pattern used to create lines of poetry

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