Literary Terms Flashcards
1
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Personification
A
giving human qualities to a non-human thing
2
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Metaphor
A
direct comparison of two unlike things
(is, am, was, were, are)
3
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Simile
A
indirect comparison of two unlike things using like or as
4
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Hyperbole
A
exaggeration
5
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Alliteration
A
A string of words beginning with the same sound
6
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Allusion
A
a casual reference
7
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Analogy
A
figurative language used to explain a point
8
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Allegory
A
story used to convey an abstract message
9
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Symbolism
A
using something to stand for something else (abstract)
ex. butterfly = change
10
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Theme
A
unifying idea of the text
11
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Oxymoron
A
combination of contradictory words
12
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Satire
A
stories that use exaggeration to make jokes about things (ex. political figures)
