Literary Terms and Definitions

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Analyze

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To examine or study in detail

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Summarize

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To give a brief statement of the main points

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Imply

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To suggest or indicate without directly stating

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Infer

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To draw a conclusion from evidence

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two things using “like” or “as”

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Allusion

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A reference to something well-known

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Personification

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things

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Narrative

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A detailed account of events

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively.