Literary Elements And Terms

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Metaphor

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A form of figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two things that have something in common
Ex: the bird looked like a jewel in the sky

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Stanza

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A group of lines that form a unit of poetry; usually same # of lines, paragraph

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Simile

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A stated comparison between two things that are actually unlike but have something in common

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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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Rhyme scheme

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Pattern end rhyme in a poem, The pattern charted by assigning a letter to each line of a poem; end two rhyming lines are couplets

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End rhyme

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Rhyme at the end lines in poetry

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Diction!!!!!

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A writers choice of words; vocabulary

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parallelism

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similar grammical constructions to express ideas that are related equal in importance

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irony

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contrast between what is expected and what actually exists

Unexpected outcomes

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assonance

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the repetition of a vowel sound within non-rhyming words

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consonance

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the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words

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paradox

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seemingly contradictory or absurd statement

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

ex: sally sells seashells by the seashore

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repetition

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a literary technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis

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refrain

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the repeating of the whole line or verse

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onomatopeia

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literally means (name making) words that imitate a sound

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allusion

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an indirect referance to a historical or literary person

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imagery

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describes words and phrases that re-create vivid sensory experiences for the reader

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theme

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the central idea or message in a work of literature

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characterization

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refers to techniques writers use to develope characters by description, personality and physical traits, thoughts and feelings

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plot

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the chain of related events that take place in the story; from beginning to end

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point of view

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refers to the narrative method used in a short story, novel or nonfiction section; first and third person

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symbolism

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a person,place or object that represents something beyond itself
EX: AMERICAN FLAG symbolizes more than just the colors, not just a flag(freedom,bravery,independence EX: SEASONS-fall,winter,spring,summer SYMBOLIZES: our lives and endings beginnings,prime and beginning of decline

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tone

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when the author feels mood, attitude and takes toward a subject

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mood

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feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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climax

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in a dramatic or narrative literature, the climax is the moment when the interest and emotional intensity reach their highest point

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internal conflict

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struggle between opposing factors and basis of plot in dramatic and narrative literature occurs when the struggle takes place within a character

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external conflict

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when a character is pitted against an outside force, such as character

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falling action/Denouement

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after the climax

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hyperbole

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a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous affect

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foreshadowing

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when a writer uses hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in a narrative. usually creates suspense and prepares the reader for what is to come

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flashback

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an account of aa conversation, an event that happened before the story but will interrupt chronological flow