Literary Terms

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Extreme exaggeration (Ex. My backpack weighs a ton.)

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hyperbole

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Clues or hints about future events to happen (Ex. The dark clouds hinted at a storm.)

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foreshadowing

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Comparison of unlike things that uses 'like', 'as', or 'than' (Ex. This room is like an oven.)

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simile

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Uses 'I' and is usually the main character in the story

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1st person point of view

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People, animals, or creatures in a story or drama

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characters

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things (Ex. The wind whispered through the trees.)

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personification

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A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' (Ex. Time is a thief.)

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metaphor

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An expression that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words (Ex. It's raining cats and dogs.)

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idiom

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The background information provided at the beginning of a story (Ex. The setting and characters are introduced.)

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exposition

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The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work (Ex. The theme of love in Romeo and Juliet.)

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theme