Literary Terms

Front

What are the people, animals, or creatures in a story or drama called?

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Characters

Front

What is it called when the opposite happens but the readers see it coming?

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Dramatic Irony

Front

What is the term for text that comes from the story used to support your analysis?

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Text Evidence

Front

What is a comparison of unlike things that states or implies that one thing is the other? (Ex. It is an oven in here.)

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Metaphor

Front

What does 'to restate a question' mean?

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To reorder words from a question into a statement.

Front

What is a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for giving human traits to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?

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Theme

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

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Setting