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Literary Terms
48
English
6th Grade
11/01/2011

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Alliteration
Definition
words having the same beginning consonant sound
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Allusion
Definition
an indirect reference to another famous person, work, event or place
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Analogy
Definition
a comparison of two like things; finding a similar relationship between words
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Antagonist
Definition
the character or force opposing the protagonist in a story; the bad guy
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Assonance
Definition
the repetiton of vowel sounds within words
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Autobiography
Definition
the true story of someone's life, written by that person
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Biography
Definition
an account of a person's life written by another person
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Character Trait
Definition
words or adjectives that describe a character
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Climax
Definition
a turning point or high point in a story
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Conflict
Definition
the problem in the story, when a person or force opposes the protagonist or good guy
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couplet
Definition
a pair of rhyming lines
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dialogue
Definition
a conversation between two or more characters
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diction
Definition
a style of writing or speaking
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falling action
Definition
events that take place after the climax that lead to the resolution
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fiction
Definition
work that has imaginary elements, a story that is not true
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figurative language
Definition
language that is used to convey something other than the literal meaning of the words
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flashback
Definition
a re-creation pf am earlier time in a story
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form
Definition
the way a poem appears on a page
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foreshadowing
Definition
clues or hints about something that will happen later in the story
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free verse
Definition
poetry without rhyme or meter
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genre
Definition
a category of a literary work, such as nonfiction, poetry, historical fiction, or fantasy
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hero/heroine
Definition
a man or woman of distinguished courage or ability admired for his or her brave deeds or noble actions
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hyperbole
Definition
an extreme exaggeration
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imagery
Definition
words designed to appeal to the senses, such as sight, sound, smell, taste or touch
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irony
Definition
the use of words to convey the opposite of its normal meaning
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line
Definition
a single unit of poetry
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metaphor
Definition
comparing two things without using like or as
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mood
Definition
the feeling of the reader created by the work
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narrative poetry
Definition
poetry that tells a story
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narrator
Definition
the character or voice in a story
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nonfiction
Definition
writing based on fact, something that is true
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novel
Definition
an extended work of fiction that is more than 100 pages in length
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onomatopoeia
Definition
a word that represents a sound
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personification
Definition
giving an animal or object human characteristics
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plot
Definition
a series of related events, including setting, characters, climax, conflict and theme
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point of view
Definition
the perspective or way the story is told
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protagonist
Definition
the character the audience identifies with, the good guy
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resolution
Definition
the conclusion of the story
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rising action
Definition
the building up of suspense to the climax
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rhyme scheme
Definition
the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, indicated by using new letters for each rhyme
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setting
Definition
the time, place, and location of a story
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simile
Definition
comparing two unlike things using like or as
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sonnet
Definition
a 4 line poem
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stanza
Definition
a grouping of lines or a paragraph in a poem
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suspense
Definition
the reader anticipating and showing concern for an event, the building up of concern
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symbolism
Definition
an idea which stands for itself and for something else
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theme
Definition
a fundamental idea explored in a literary work, reveals a truth about life
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tone
Definition
the author's attitude about a subject
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