Literary Terms

A short phrase or sentence used to give a message learned from a speech or writing

• theme

• topic

Inner conversation

• monologue

• external dialogue

• internal dialogue

• soliloquy

Position from which objects are considered; attitude of mind.

• Point of view (Perspective)

• Bias

• Beliefs

• Topic

Repetition of the same sound in a group of words or line of poetry

• Figurative Language

• Rhyme Scheme

• Alliteration

To regard or represent as a person; a lifeless (inanimate) thing or quality is spoken as alive

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

Pictures in the mind; things imagined

• Theme

• Gestures

• Fiction

• Imagery

Figurative Language

• precise, and expresses exactly what the author or speaker means.

• using words out of their literal meaning to add beauty or force

Implied; not plainly expressed

• explicit

• implicit

Demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.

• Answer

• Prove

• Explain

Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

• Answer

• Prove

• Explain