Vocab Unit #2 - Literary Terms

figurative language

• Figurative language is a type of grammar rule.
• Figurative language is only used in poetry.
• Figurative language refers to the literal meaning of words.
• Figurative language is a way of using words to create meaning beyond the literal interpretation.

foreshadowing

• conversation

• an expression that is only clear to those who know the language of its origin

• something that warns of an event before it happens, which is only understood in hindsight

• an event that happens in a story

genre

• type of music
• style of painting
• category of artistic work
• form of literature

hyperbole

• Exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
• A form of understatement.
• A literary device for clarity.
• A type of metaphor.

idiom

• an expression that is only clear to those who know the language of its origin

• an expression

• the use of figurative language

• the combination of 2 opposites to convey a single idea

imagery

• Imagery is descriptive language that evokes sensory experiences.
• Imagery is a type of visual art.
• Imagery refers to the use of colors in painting.
• Imagery is a technique used in music composition.

irony

• the direct qualities of a character

• what happens when the actual outcome is different from what is expected

• what happens when the actual outcome is what is expected

• the indirect qualities of a character

metaphor

• A type of poem that uses rhyme and rhythm.
• A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as' to show similarity.
• A literal description of an object or idea.

onomatopoeia

• the lowest point of the action

• a comparison using "like"or "as"

• 2 opposites to convey a single idea

• the word or words that sound like the action/thing they represent

oxymoron

• A literary device that emphasizes clarity.
• A rhetorical question that seeks an answer.
• A figure of speech that combines opposite terms to creat a single idea

• A type of metaphor that uses similar terms.