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Lit.Terms Final
Lit. Terms Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imagery | Writing that incorporates the five senses |
| Allusion | A reference to any well-known person, book, work of art, historical event, etc. |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing |
| Tone | The writer's general attitude toward the subject matter |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | A direct comparison of two unlike things |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that has a sound that imitates its meaning |
| Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Rhythm | The pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| Speaker | The "character" who is speaking the poem. NOT the same as the author. |
| soliloquy | a long speech, delivered while alone on stage, that reveals a character's inner emotions |
| oxymoron | a combination of contradictory (opposite) words |
| paradox | a combination of contradictory (opposite) phrases |