Literary Terms
Peter Piper Picked a pair of Pickled Peppers is an example of this literary term.
A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit (similar to a paragraph)
an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.
a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie, or television show
A statement that seemingly contradicts itself, but also appears to be true. Ex: I'm a compulsive liar.
a long speech given by a character in a story, movie, play that prevents anyone else from speaking.
What does CHELPS mean?
Making a comparison between two unlike things without using the words like, as, or than is the definition of this literary term.
A manner or speaking or writing determined by the choice of words of a speaker or a writer
the things that are said by the characters in a story, movie, play. What the characters are saying.
where something is set, or placed. the time period.
a punctuation mark that is used to separate words or groups of words in a sentence
The sun smiled over the city on this hot & scorching summer day. What type(s) of figurative language might this be?
irony that occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not know.
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story is the definition of this term.
a long, usually serious speech that a character in a play makes to the audience (not other characters) and that reveals the character's thoughts
The central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature that relates to everyday life or human experiences. Ex: Love conquers all
After giving an example (Concrete Detail) in an essay, be sure to do this to tie it all together