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Literary Terms for Exit Exam
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20
English
8th Grade
10/07/2008

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simile
Definition
compares 2 unlike nouns using "like or as"
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metaphor
Definition
compares 2 unlike nouns using the "being verbs"
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personification
Definition
giving human traits to nonhuman things
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jargon
Definition
technical terms used by a specific group of people
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dialect
Definition
language spoken by people pf a particular place (accent)
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foreshadowing
Definition
clues or hints about what is to happen
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slang
Definition
informal words or phrases
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symbolism
Definition
visual picture to represent words
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flashback
Definition
memory of a past event
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idiom
Definition
meaning different from a literal meaning
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suspense
Definition
keeps the reader wondering what will happen next
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symonym
Definition
words similar in meaning
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antonym
Definition
words opposite in meaning
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of beginning consonant sounds
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acronyms
Definition
abbreviations of a phrase or name
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clich'e
Definition
overused or worn-out expression
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imagery
Definition
language that appeals to the 4 senses
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homophone
Definition
pronounced the same..different meaning
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homograph
Definition
same spelling, different meaning
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hyperbole
Definition
extreme exaggeration
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