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English 8

Lit terms for final semester 2

TermDefinition
Traditional Poetry poetry that rhymes
Free Verse Poetry poetry without rhyme or rhythm
Rhythm musical quality created by a pattern of beats or stresses
Rhyme the occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words
Repetition word, line, or stanza repeated throughout a poem
Alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance repetition of vowel sounds within words
Onomatopoeia words that say their sounds
Simile a figure of speech - a comparison using the words, "like" or "as"
Metaphor a comparison of two things, saying something IS something else
Personification giving human qualities to something that isn't human
Narrative Poem a poem that tells a story
Stanzas a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem - verse
Style how something is said
Word Choice the author's choice of words that make the writing sound formal, informal, serious, or humorous
Imagery words that appeal to the senses
Tone a writer's attitude about a subject
Mood the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader
Irony a contrast between expectation and reality
Author's Purpose identified by the title and choice of words and details
Historical and Cultural Context traditions, social problems, and values that may influence a writer's work
Inference a logical guess based on clues
Hyperbole a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated
Characterization the way the writer develops a character by describing what the character looks like, thinks, says and does
Text Features present important ideas and eliminate the need to read every single word (bullets, sidebars, etc.)
Main Idea the most important idea of a topic or what the reading is about
Supporting Details made up of facts, examples that elaborate on the main idea
Fact something that can be proven true
Opinion a person's feelings about something
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