Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Word of the Day
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giving human characterisics to objects
What is personification
100
a literary meaning
What is denotation
100
Way of speaking based on a particular region
What is dialect
100
My boyfriend is such a romeo (Reference to History)
What is an allusion
100
To turn from one belief to another
What is convert
200
language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery
200
a word or phrase that is not mean to be taken literally
What is figurative language
200
comparison using like or as
What is simile
200
moment of great suspense, the turning point
What is climax
200
Establish value, amount, or importance
What is evaluate
300
categories based on form, style or subject
What is genre
300
leading or main character
What is protagonist
300
enemy or bad character
What is antagonist
300
a comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor
300
Able to live or travel on both land and water
What is amphibious
400
exaggerated statement
What is hyperbole
400
repetition of the beginning sound in closely related words
What is alliteration
400
event that is contrary to what you expect
What is irony
400
a sound word
What is onomatopoeia
400
Change in Form
What is transform
500
expression that means something differnt from the literal meaning
What is idiom
500
clues to events that will occur later in the plot
What is foreshadowing
500
contradictory or incongruous ideas or terms
What is oxymoron
500
all the meanings, associations, or emotions a word suggests
What is connotation
500
Opponent
What is adversary
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