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Literary Terms Flashcards

1
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Diction

A

word choice / words

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Hyperbole

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over-exaggeration

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Assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds in words or phrases

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Foreshadowing

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when the text gives clues to what may occur in the future

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5
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Setting

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time and place

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Onomatopoeia

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words that imitate sounds

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Pathetic fallacy

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when the weather mimics the mood

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Syntax

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the way in which words are put together to make sentences or paragraphs

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Mood

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this feeling is often created by the setting

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Verbal irony

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this type of irony is known as sarcasm

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Characterization

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the development of a character or multiple characters

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Tactile imagery

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imagery that relates to touch

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Antithesis

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means opposites

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Situational irony

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this type of irony includes a plot twist

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Metaphor

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a comparison not using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Personification

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giving human qualities to inanimate objects

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Visual imagery

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this type of imagery relates to seeing

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Conflict

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there are two types: internal and external

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Connotation

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what we think of when we hear a word

20
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Theme

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the central message of the text

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Olfactory imagery

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this type of imagery relates to smelling

22
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Gustatory imagery

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this type of imagery relates to taste

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Genre

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means ‘category’ or ‘type’

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Simile

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a comparison using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds in words or phrases

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Style

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distinctive characteristics

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Dramatic irony

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irony when the reader or the audience knows more than the character(s)

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Juxtaposition

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placing two things side by side for an effect

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Flashback

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when the text or character refers to an event that already occurred

30
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Auditory imagery

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this type of imagery relates to hearing

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Exposition

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beginning of the story

32
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Rising action

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establishing characters and introducing conflict

33
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Climax

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when the main conflict is resolved

34
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Falling action

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wrapping characters and events up

35
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Denouement

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ending of a story

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