Literary Terms Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the first letter in a series of words to draw attention to the sound.

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Contrast

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A literary device to identify differences between two subjects, places, or ideas.

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Dual Narrative

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A narrative form that tells a story from two different perspectives.

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Metaphor

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Directly compares two objects by replacing one idea with another.

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to something not alive or not human.

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Simile

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Compares two things that aren’t alike using “like” or “as.”

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Idiom

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A phrase with figurative meaning, often hard to understand when directly translated.

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Imagery

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Descriptions that appeal to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory.

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Foreshadowing

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Hints given by the author about what will happen later in the story.

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Exposition

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The beginning of a story, providing details about characters and setting.