Literary Terms
A direct comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
The universal message of the text.
What is a central idea?
A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
Words that imitate the sounds they make
What is onomatopoeia?
Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
What is a simile?
A word that shows action in a sentence.
What is a verb?
Tension or problem between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
An essay based on facts with an arguable claim.
What is an argumentative essay?
The all-knowing narrator- type of pov
What is 3rd person omniscient?
buzz, pop, hiss, sizzle
What is onomatopoeia?
The term we use to describe the process by which a character is developed within a narrative. It’s how an author gives shape and substance to fictional beings–how they’re brought to life on the page.
What is characterization?
Dominant emotion that the READER takes from the story.
What is mood?
A story, poem, or picture that uses symbolic characters, events, and settings to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.
What is allegory?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Ex. The green grass grew after the rain.
What is an adjective?
What is a metaphor?
Providing your reference when writing about literature or giving evidence.
What is an in-text citation?
When a character feels guilt, it is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
Descriptive writing that is rich in details connected to the five senses meant to paint a picture.
What is imagery?
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another of itself. Ex.: The turtle slowly crossed the street.
What is an adverb?
In Romeo and Juliet, the reader knows Juliet isn't truly dead, but Romeo believes she is. This leads to his own demise and the play's tragic ending.
What is dramatic irony?
I've told you a million times not to lie to me.
What is hyperbole?