8th grade Literary Terms flashcards for Unit 1& 2

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Pattern of beats in a line of poetry or prose

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rhythm

Front

Central idea in a literary work

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theme

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_______ – figure of speech where one thing is written about as if it were another.

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metaphor

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The combination of images within a literary work.

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imagery

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What is created by the way the sounds of the words combine?

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Sound

Front

_______ - act of creating or describing a character

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characterization

Front

_______ – writing that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally

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figurative language

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_______ – a person or animal that takes part in the action of a story or poem.

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character

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_______ - act of creating or describing a character

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characterization

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_______ – a concrete representation of an object or experience

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image