Literary Terms

Simile

• an implied meaning of a word

• the comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• the comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing IS the other

• the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the book

Metaphor

• comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• the comparison of two unlike things saying one thing IS the other

• giving human qualities to animals or objects

• exaggeration or overstatement

Personification

• the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

• the method used by a writer to develop a character

• the emotional attitude the author takes towards the subject - the overall feeling of the work

• giving human qualities to animals or objects (non human things)

Hyperbole

• an implied meaning of a word - the feeling that the word gives you when you hear it

• the emotional attitude the author takes towards the subject being written - the overall feeling you get of the work

• the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

• an exaggeration or overstatement - it couldn't possibly happen in real life

Alliteration

• determining the time and place in a fiction story

• the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character - the WAY feelings are expressed

• the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express

• the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

Characterization

• the method used by a writer to develop a character

• who is teling the story

• exaggeration or overstatement

• using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

Connotation

• literal meaning of a word: the dictionary definition

• the emotional attitude the author takes towards the subject: the overall feeling the text gives you

• the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the book

• an implied meaning of a word - the way the word makes you feel

Denotation

• an implied meaning of a word - the way a word makes you feel

• literal meaning of a word: the dictionary definition

• comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing IS the other

• using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

Foreshadow

• the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the book

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• implied meaning of a word

• general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express

Mood

• comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• who tells the story

• using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

• the feeling or atmosphere that is created by the story - the overall feeling you get when you read the work