Literary Terms
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
Propaganda Techniques
Miscellaneous
100
A device in literature in which an object represents an idea.
What is symbolism?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole?
100
Makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.
What is a sweeping generalization (or stereotype)?
100
A story that teaches a moral lesson
What is a parable?
200
Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions. Example: The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.
What is imagery?
200
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
200
The definition of a word.
What is denotative meaning?
200
To persuade the reader to do, think or buy something because it is popular or because "everyone" is doing it.
What is bandwagon?
200
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
What is personification?
300
The ideas or emotions associated with a word.
What is connotative meaning?
300
A speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship.
What is a sermon?
300
The reader's response to a text.
What is mood?
300
To persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason.
What is emotional appeal?
300
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
What is figurative language?
400
A form of formal public speaking
What is oratory?
400
Using a symbol to carry a message
What is transfer?
400
The author's attitude about his subject.
What is tone?
400
An attempt to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea (for instance, the celebrity endorsement).
What is testimonial?
400
The difference between what is said and what is meant.
What is verbal irony?
500
A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness.
What is satire?
500
The attitude of the author or speaker toward the audience, characters, subject or the work istelf.
What is tone?
500
The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
What is situational irony?
500
An attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.
What is red herring?
500
When the audience is more aware of what is happening than the characters.
What is dramatic irony?
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