English 20-1 Literary Terms

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Alliteration

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The begining of 2 or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same constant sounds or sound group

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Allusion

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A passing or casual reference; an incedental mention of something

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Analogy

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A comparason of 2 things

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Anecdote

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A short and interesting story or an amusing event often there to make the readers more engaged and laugh

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Character

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An actor or actress used to tell and develop the story

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Cliche

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An overused frase

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Conflict

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The result of competing desires or the presense of obstacle that need to be overcome

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Context

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Anything beyond the specific words of a literary work that may be relevent to the meaning of the work

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Contrast

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To identify the difference

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Excerpt

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A passage or quotation taken from a specific book or film

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Foreshadowing

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To hint at something coming

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech, that involves exaggeration

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Imagery

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Descriptive writing to create an image in the readers mind

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Irony

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A figure of speech when words are used with a different meaning than their actual meaning

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Juxtaposition

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2 or more ideas, places, characters and actions that are placed side by side for comparison and contrast

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech which makes a hidden comparison between 2 un-alike things

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Mood

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A literary element that gives feelings or vibes to the reader

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Narrator

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A person who is not a character in the book, that tells the story or expiriences

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Oxymoron

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When 2 opposite ideas are joined together to create an effect

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Paradox

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Contrary to expectations, existing belief or percieved opinion

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Personification

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Giving human like features to an animal

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Purpose

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The moral or reason of the story

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Setting

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The environment surrounding in which an even or story takes place

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Similie

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A comparison between 2 things using the words like or as

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Speaker

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A person who speaks formally before the audience

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Symbol

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A literary device that ofter has several layers of meaning, which arent visible at first sight

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Theme

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A main idea or underlying meaning of the work that me be stated directly or inderectly

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Thesis

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A statement in a non-fiction or fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove.

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Tone

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An attitude of a writer towards the subject

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Understatement

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A figure of speech to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it is