Literary Terms
When two unalike things are compared.
What is metaphor?
differences between 2 concepts
What are contrasting ideas?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work
mood
In literature, refers to the step-by-step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character
What is characterization?
what the text is mainly about
What is central idea?
A direct comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
A life lesson for anyone anywhere that is shown through a text
What is universal theme?
to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
What is to imply?
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas
Simile
Example: Our family is a patchwork quilt.
What is a metaphor?
the lesson that is learned from a story
What is a moral?
a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning
What is connotation?
to make an informed guess
infer
A formal division of lines in a poem considered as a unit
What is a stanza?
When a character feels guilt, it is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
To prove a point you need...
What is evidence?
Example:
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
What is repetition?
Bonus: Why does an author use repetition?
persuasive writing or speaking that tries to persuade or impress
What is rhetoric?
a quality in an author's voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking
What is tone?
Writing is meaningful but cannot be taken literally intended to create more meaning for the reader
What is figurative language?
Descriptive writing that is rich in details connected to the five senses
What is imagery?
the meaning found by looking a word up in a dictionary
What is denotation?
Example: A scientist giving results of a clinical trial
What is a logical appeal?
Example: a political speech highlighting patriotism
What is an emotional appeal?