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Literary terms

Literary Terms Review

QuestionAnswer
Alliteration the repetition of consonant sounds
Dramatic Irony Irony that is understood by the audience but not the characters.
Figurative language writings that don't have a literal meaning but an imaginative meaning i.e. Similes and Metaphors
Foreshadowing When the author suggests plot events that may come later in the story.
Hyperbole produces irony in the deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
Imagery the sensory detail or figurative language used to describe abstraction
Irony/ironic the difference between what appears to be and what actually is true
Metaphor a figure of speech using two unlike thing and making them similar
Mood deals with the verbal parts and the speaker's attitude, and also is used for a doubtful or conditional attitude
Onomatopoeia a figure of speech in which natural sounds are put into words "BAM!"
Personification where an object or concept is given human-like qualities
Rhythm Timing of beats
Simile a comparison, using like, as, or if
Theme the central ideal of the piece of work
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