Literary Terms
The repetition of initial sounds in a series of words. Example: The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word.
What is an antonym?
Comparison using "like" or "as".
What is simile?
Gives a description for other words--specifically describes nouns.
What is an adjective?
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
What is symbolism?
Descriptive language in a work that lets you see, hear, feel, taste, or touch the ideas in a story.
What is imagery?
The opposite of fiction.
What is nonfiction?
When human traits are given to non-human objects.
What is personification?
Verbs 3 main tenses are:
What is past, present, and future?
Your favorite teacher.
Who is Mrs. Watson?
An exaggeration or overstatement. Example: I have a million things to do.
What is a hyperbole?
The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used.
What is a metaphor?
This can either be 1st person; 2nd person; or 3rd person.
What is point of view?
The subject of a sentence can never be in one of these:
What is a prepositional phrase?
Person most likely yell "you suck" when Mrs. Watson assigns homework.
Who is Dan?
When the opposite of what you’d expect to happen actually happens. It can come in the types: situational, verbal, and dramatic.
What is irony?
The atmosphere in a literary work that creates a certain emotion or feeling from the audience.
What is mood?
An author's choice of words, phrases, and sentence structures, which combine to help create meaning and tone.
What is diction?
What are conjunctions?
The 3 words that P.I.E. stands for.
What is Point, Illustration, Explanation?
A literary approach that ridicules or examines human weakness with sarcasm.
Example: "Saturday Night Live"
What is satire?
The attitude of the author or how the speaker sounds.
What is tone?
This is the word that makes your whole face smile!
And it is an understatement.
What is litotes?
These usually end in "ly" and the modify verbs:
What are adverbs?
The person who should be finished the Keystone LAST in the room.
Who is ME?