Literary terms Flashcards
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Simile
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Comparison using ‘like’ and ‘as’
2
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Metaphor
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like simile, but not adding ‘like’ or ‘as’
Ex: love is an oversized hoodie
3
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Conceit
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extended metaphor where you only talk about a specific thing
4
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Imagery
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using sensory language, readers have an image in their head
5
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Personification
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an idea, animal or object is given a human form
6
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Allusion
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making a reference to something else
7
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Repetition
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using the same word or phrase over and over
8
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Denotation
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the basic meaning of a word
9
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Connotation
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emotions associated with a word
Ex: being called youthful is good, old is bad
10
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Diction
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an authors word choice
11
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Synesthesia
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Describes one sense in terms of another
Ex: the sound of her laughter was a warm color
12
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Onomatopoeia
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sounds like what is refers
Ex: wow, bang, moo, whoosh
