Pre Flashcard Literary Terms 2024-25

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What is a hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What type of figurative language is shown: 'Her long hair is an ocean of waves'?

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Metaphor.

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What does the allusion 'My brother is a regular Einstein!' mean?

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My brother is a genius.

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What does the word 'ALLUSION' mean?

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Reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea of significance.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human objects or ideas.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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What is tone in literature?

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The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.

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What is mood in literature?

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The emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'