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Literary terms
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English
8th Grade
04/16/2009

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Alliteration
Definition
the intial consonant sound silly silly snakes.
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Flashback
Definition
When a character in the story tells about something that has happaned in the past.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
When a clue is given to the reder about what will happen later in the story. ex. she found a dog, a dog was the muderer.
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Irony
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A situation which is the opposite of what you expect. ex. Madgis girft
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Hyperbole
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An over exaggeration of a statement. ex. as big as a whale
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Metaphor
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The comparison of two things not using like or as. ex. I am a rock.
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that sounds like what it says. ex. hiss, gulp
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Oxymoron
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A statement that has two opposite meaning words next to each other. ex. Giant Shrimp, Pretty Ugly.
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Personification
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When an inanimate object is given human qualities. ex. the lamp seemed to wink at me.
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Rhetorical Question
Definition
An unnecessary question that the answer is not suppowed to be given.
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Simile
Definition
A comparison of two unlike objects using like or as. I love you like the moon loves the sun.
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Charaters
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People or animals in the story. ex. Bill the hero John the villian
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Figurative Language
Definition
Language that is not meant literarly. ex. metaphor/simile
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Genre
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A type of literature. ex. fiction, mystery
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1st person
Definition
A story that the narrator is excperencing the story first hand.
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3rd person
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A story that the narrator has knowledge of the story second hand.
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Setting
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The place that the story takes place. ex. Forks, Washington.
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Symbolism
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When an object stands for something else. ex. the locket was like her mother
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Theme
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A common thread or idea throughout the story. ex. love
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Dictation
Definition
The way that the character is speaking. Hi y'alls.
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Morale
Definition
The lesson of the story. ex. Always tell the truth.
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