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Literary Terms
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English
10th Grade
03/01/2011

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Term
Irony
Definition

when the outcome is the opposite of

what you expected

 

 

'A free cab ride when you already paid.'

'Meeting the man of your dreams, then meeting his beautiful wife!'

Term
Mood
Definition

The way the reader reacts to the setting, tone, characters & plot in writing.

 

The way it makes the reader feel.

 

The mood can be different depending on who's reading the story or poem.

Term
Tone
Definition

The attitude of the author as they write.

 

The author's opinion.

 

The way the author tries to make

the reader feel.

Term
Imagery
Definition

Mental pictures created by words.


Written descriptions using the 5 senses.

Term
Personification
Definition

When an animal or object is given

human qualities.

 

ex: The flower, in all its perfect glory, spoke to me of the perfection of nature.


The pencil sharpener chewed my pencil to bits.

Term
Metaphor
Definition

A comparison of one thing to another,

not using the words 'like' or 'as'

 

ex: The boy was a skyscraper,

standing taller than me.

Term
Simile
Definition

A comparison of one thing to another,

using either the word 'like' or 'as.'

 

ex: The boy is just like a skyscraper!

Term

External

Conflict

Definition

A character's struggles with the

outside world:

 

-with society

-with another person

-physically (a fight or war)

-with a law or expectation

-with nature

 

Term

Internal

Conflict

Definition

A character's struggle with him or herself:

 

-a mental block

-a fear

-a tough decision

-listening to your conscience

Term
Alliteration
Definition

Repeating a sound at the beginning of several wordsin the same sentence.

 

ex: She sells seashells by the seashore.

Term
Assonance
Definition

Repeating the same vowel sounds in the middle or end of several words in one sentence.

 

ex: I lie down by the side of my bride

 

“Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground”

Term
Hyperbole
Definition

A big exaggeration used to make a point.

 

ex: He must have called me a zillion times!


If I don't get an 'A' my life will be over!

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