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edgar allen poe
literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| personification | a figure of speech in which ideas, objects, or animals are given human characteristics |
| mood | the readers response or emotions towards literature |
| tone | the attitude that an author takes toward the audiance, the subject, or the character. it is conveyed through the authors words |
| external conflict | a struggle between a character and another character, the community, or nature |
| conflict | a term used in literature to describe a struggle between opposing forces |
| internal conflict | a struggle that takes place in a characters mind.(conscience) a character may have to decide between right and wrong. |
| imagery | wors that create mental pictures and has language that appeals to the senses |
| simile | a figure of speech that makes a direct comparision between two different things that have something in common. uses the words like and as |
| metaphor | a figure of spech that makes a direct comparison between two different things that have something in common. does not use the words like or as |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same consonant sound in words occuring near one another to show emphasis |
| repetition | when words or cetain phrases are repeated for a strong emphasis by the author |
| grim humor | topics and events that are usually treated seriously (death, sickness, madness, terror, war) are treated in a humorous or satirical manner |
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