Figurative Language
Theme
Literary Terms
More Literary Terms
Dramatic Terms
100
This term compares two things using like or as
What is a simile?
100
Sometimes in life the past is inescapable.
What is A Lesson Before Dying?
100
when a story has two meanings- entertainment value and a symbolic meaning
What is allegory?
100
when we learn about a character, can be direct or indirect
What is characterization?
100
a character who continually makes bad decisions and it leads to their downfall
What is a tragic hero?
200
This term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
200
Total, forced equality can be dangerous.
What is Harrison Bergeron?
200
person's beliefs, values
What is opinion?
200
the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or character
What is tone?
200
when we know something a character does not
What is dramatic irony?
300
this is an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
300
Living a lie is not worth living at all.
What is A Doll's House?
300
a reference to something biblical, historical, etc in a work of literature
What is allusion?
300
idea or opinion a writer tries to defend
What is claim?
300
hints about what might happen later
What is foreshadowing?
400
this term is a word or group of words that appeal to the senses
What is imagery?
400
Dignity in the face of inhuman cruelty.
What is Night?
400
the choice of words an author uses
What is diction?
400
statement designed to convince us of something
What is argument?
400
speech and/ or ads to convince the masses
What is propaganda?
500
This term gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas
What is personification?
500
Technology is cold and heartless.
What is The Cold Equation?
500
a broad statement
What is a generalization?
500
the main idea or purpose of your paper
What is a thesis statement?
500
Two characters who have contrasting points of view and personalities?
What is a character foil?
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