Lit Terms
What is alliteration?
"As tall as a tree" is an example of a
What is a simile?
"His arms were steel" is an example of a
What is a metaphor?
The font an essay should be typed in
What is Times New Roman?
"Her hair was golden and wavy" is an example of
What is imagery?
"Student teacher" is an example of an
What is an oxymoron?
The repetition of consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
POV stands for
What is Point of View?
The size of the font an essay should be typed in
What is 12 point font?
"The sun wrapped its arms around me" is an example of
What is personification?
Smooth and pleasant-sounding language
What is euphony?
When an author references another literary work or event
What is an allusion?
Using an object or action to represent a larger idea
What is symbolism?
How should an essay be spaced?
What is double?
As Maya closed the front door, a cold gust of wind blew out the hallway candle. She paused, her hand still on the doorknob. “Strange,” she whispered, “that never happens.” This is an example of
What is foreshadowing?
Harsh, jarring language
What is cacophony?
A person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself
What is a symbol?
The message or central idea if a text
What is the theme?
Short titles are placed in
What are quotation marks?
"The more I learn, the less I understand" is an example of a
What is a paradox?
A recurring idea or object throughout a work
What is a motif?
A carnival next to a graveyard
What is juxtaposition?
Two side-by-side contradictory words
What is an oxymoron?
Goes at the end of the essay on is own page
What is the Works Cited?
"The old man sat silently on the crumbling porch, while children laughed and ran through the bright, blooming yard" is an example of
What is juxtaposition?