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Isabelle Dajee

1st Quarter Lit Terms

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Nonfiction writing that tells about real people place and events
Personification giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea Alliteration a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
Simile the comparison of two things that have some quality in common using the words like or as Flashback an interruption in the action of the present time, to look at something that took place at an ealier time
Symbol a person, place, object or action that stands for something beyond itself Imagery words and phrases that appeal to the readers' five senses
Tone the writer's attitude toward what they are writing about Mood the atmosphere or feeling conveyed in a piece of literature
Onomatopoeia use of words whose sounds suggest their being Plot the sequence of related events that make up a story
Resolution the conclusion of a story Rhyme repetition of sounds in the end of words
Setting the time and place in a sotry; where was it, what did it look like ect. Theme a message about life or human nature that is conveyed by piece of literature, what the author wants the reader to learn while reading
Anecdote a short account of an interesting, amusing, or bigraphical event Idiom an expression different from the literal meaning of the words
Objective not influenced by feelings; based on facts Subjective influenced by feelings and personal experience, not on fact
2nd person point of view when the author treats the reader as the main character. Other characters refer to the read as "you" 3rd person point of view when the author writes the story as a narrator who knows that thoughts and feelings of all the characters. The author refers to all characters as he, she, or it.
Dialogue words that characters speak out aloud Conflict a struggle between opposing forces
1st person point of view literature written an if the author is the main character. Other characters refer to the reader as "you"
Genre a type of category of literature Fact a piece of information that can be proven or verified
Metaphor a comparison of two things that have some quality in comoon Opinion a personal point of view
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