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Literary terms
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English
8th Grade
08/27/2007

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Genre
Definition
A division or type of literature.
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Hero/herione
Definition
A hero or herione is a character whos actions are inspiring or noble.
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Historical fiction
Definition
In historical events,places,or people are incorproted into a fictional or made up story.
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Idiom
Definition
An idiom is an expression that has a meaning particular that leads to a language or region.
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Images
Definition
Are words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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Irony
Definition
Is the general name given to literary techniques that involve suprising, intereseting, or amusing contradictions.
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Legend
Definition
A legend is a widely told story about the past.
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Metaphor
Definition
Is a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else.
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Mood
Definition
Is the feeling cerated by a literary work or passage.
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