Essential Literary Terms - Set 1
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory ideas, such as 'deafening silence'.
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Denotation
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The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition.
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to nonhuman things, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees'.
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Cliché
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An expression that has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect.
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Idiom
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An expression or phrase that cannot be interpreted literally, e.g., 'It's raining cats and dogs'.
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Hyperbole
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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'
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Simile
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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.
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