Literary Terms Review - B

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Suspense

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A feeling of uncertainty or excitement caused by wondering what will happen next in a story.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.

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Symbolism

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Symbols represent abstract concepts, layers of meaning, and something other than the object itself.

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Hyperbole (Example)

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He has spent a million hours studying for the exam.

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2nd Person Point of View

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The narrator uses 'you' and the reader is a character in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.