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Literary Terms- #1
Literary Terms
Question | Answer |
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Alliteration | The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound. Ex: "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
Allusion | A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing. |
Antithesis | A direct juxtaposition (comparison) of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast. Ex: "Sink or swim." |
Apostrophe | A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate. These are all addressed directly. |
Assonance | The repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series or words. Ex: "cry" and "side" have the same vowel sound, they are in assonance |
Consonance | The repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a harmonious effect. Ex: "And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds." The "d" and "s" are in consonance. |
Details | The facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of poetry or prose. |
Diction | Word choice intended to convey a certain effect. |