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literary terms
learning writing terms
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English
7th Grade
05/02/2012

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Simile
Definition
comparing two (2) things that ar not alike using the words "like" and "as"
EXAMPLE: My mouth was as dry as the Sahara Desert.
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Metaphor
Definition
Comparing two (2) things that are nota normally compared NOT using the words like or as.
EXAMPLE: Her mouth was a sea of teeth.
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Hyperbole:
Definition
A great purposeful exaggeration for humor or emphasis.
EXAMPLE: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
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Dialogue
Definition
The conversation between two (2) characters in a story or book.
EXAMPLE: "I hate when it rains like this," said Mary. "Not me, I love it," replied Jake.
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Forshadowing
Definition
When the author gives clues to suggest events that may happen later in the story.
EXAMPLE: The horse falls down on the track, you can see that later in the story, it may become ill, or lose a race.
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Point of view
Definition
It shows the relationship of the writer to the story. FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW: the writer is the person speaking and refers to themselves as I.
EXAAMPLE: I was very happy that all my friends lived near.
The THIRD-PERSON POINT OF VIEW is the the writer is a person who is not in the story and the pronouns "he","she",and "they" refer to all the characters in the story.
EXAMPLE: They all ran around the class.
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Personification
Definition
giving human characteristics to animals or objects like trees, and houses.
EXAMPLE: The animals danced with joy in the sunshine when they came out of the barn.
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Characterization
Definition
things a writer says to create and develop a character by what they may do or say and what the character says about them. Also what the author reveals directly through the narrator.
EXAMPLE: Snowball was a friendly kitty. He was always winding about the ankles of the children and purring.
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Alliteration
Definition
the use of two or more words with the same beginning sounds.
EXAMPLE: Willie was a willing whale.
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Protagonist
Definition
the main character in a story
EXAMPLE: The protagonist in Sea Of Monsters is PERCY.
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Antagonist
Definition
The person or force that works against the main character in a story.
EXAMPLE:The antagonist in Sea Of Monsters was LUKE CRONUS and POLYTHEMUS.
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theme
Definition
The main message about life or human nature that is the focus of the story.
EXAMPLE: The theme of Alice in Wonderland is growing up.
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imagery
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to the readers senses.
EXAMPLE: As I lay in bed, I smelled the warm, sweet all-pervasive scent of my mothers cinnamon rolls baking, mixed with the rich smell of the gurgleing coffee maker; it was time to get up.
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