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Literary Terms and Definitions

Literary Terms and Definitions

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English

7th - 9th Grade

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Hard

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ALICIA HARBISON

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1.

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Front

Allegory

Back

A narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.

2.

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Front

Alliteration

Back

Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words that are close together in a poem.

3.

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Front

Allusion

Back

Reference to a statement, a person, place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.

4.

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Front

Ambiguity

Back

An element of uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interpreted in a number of different ways.

5.

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Front

Analogy

Back

Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike in some respects.

6.

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Front

Aside

Back

Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others on stage.

7.

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Front

Assonance

Back

Repetition of similar vowel sounds that are followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words that are close together in a poem.

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