Mix 1
Literature
Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
Essay
a short piece of writing on a particular subject
a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel
Short Story
One object stands for or represents something else
Symbolism
Jumbo Shrimp
Oxymoron
Words that imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
Biography
an account of someone’s life written by someone else
Nonfiction
prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people
A comparison between two things using “like” or “as”
Simile
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
Alliteration
Drama
a play for theater, radio, or television; an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances
A trite or overused remark
Cliché
a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the sue of distinctive style and rhythm
Poetry
Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people
Fiction
The sun smiled down on the athletes.
Personification
Allusion
Bringing something to mind without mentioning it specifically. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning.
The use of words to convey a meaning by using language that normally means the opposite
Irony
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources; an autobiography or a written account of one’s memory of certain events or people
Memoir
The Great Gatsby
Novel
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Genre
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
Give an example of a metaphor.
Varying responses.
The expression means something other than the literal meaning of the individual words
Idiom
I couldn’t remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.
Pun