10/7 Literary Terms Flashcards

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Ex: Laugh, leaning back in my arms for life’s not a paragraph

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to something.

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Characterization

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The methods that a writer uses to develop characters.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces.

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Diction

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A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences.

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Flashback

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A conversation, episode, or event that happened before the beginning of the story.

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Foreshadowing

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A writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in the plot.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

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Imagery

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Descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader.

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Irony

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A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality–usually one in which reality is opposite from what it seems.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using “like” or “as.”

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Mood

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In a literary work, the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader is called the mood.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

(e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.)

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words such as pow, buzz, and crunch whose pronunciations suggest their meanings.

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea.

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Setting

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The time and place of the action of the story.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using the words “like” or “as.”

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Symbol

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A person, place, activity, or an object that stands for something beyond itself.

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Theme

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The main idea in a work of fiction. It is a perception of life the writer shares with the reader.

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Tone

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The attitude a writer takes toward a subject.