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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/heroine
Definition
A character whose actions are inspiring,or noble.
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historical fiction
Definition
Real events, places, or people are incorperated into a fiction or made up story.
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idiom
Definition
An expression that has a meaning particular to a language or reason.
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idiom
Definition
An expression that has a meaning particular to a language or reason.
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images
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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images
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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images
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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images
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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images
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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images
Definition
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
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irony
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The general name given to literature techniques that involve suprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions.
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legend
Definition
A legend is a widely told story about the past-one that may or may not have a foundation in fact.
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legend
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A legend is a widely told story about the past-one that may or may not have a foundation in fact.
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legend
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A legend is a widely told story about the past-one that may or may not have a foundation in fact.
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metaphor
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a metaphor is a figure ouf speech in which something is described as though it were something else.
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mood
Definition
mood, or atmosphere, is a feeling created by a literary work or a passage.
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