literary terms Flashcards
what are symbols?
person place, object or activity that stand for something beyond its self
what is theme
the lesson worked into the story
what is authors purpose
the purpose for what writer to make the story
what is rhetorical Devices
technique to get something soon as to persuade
what is inference
to infer is to think ahead or use context clues
what is parallelism
to be perralle is to never touch
what is repetition
repeating phrase or sound
what is simile
to compare 2 things using like or as
what is supporting textual evidence
using text to support your example
what is metaphor
comparing 2 or more things not using like or as
what is a noun
person, place, or thing,
what is claim
the key statment of the story or article
what is Mood
the emotional atmosphere of the situation
ex: he is lonely
what is foreshadowing
literary device to hint or signal to future events
ex: She is working on cleaning the floor.
what is extended Metaphor
a metaphor the extends over the course of several lines
