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Literary Terms
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Figurative Language
Writing
MISC.
100

A pair of two lines that rhyme

What is a couplet?

100
The attitude a writer takes to the subject
What is tone
100

Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech

What is figurative language?

100
Arranged in order of occurrence
What is chronological
100

A literary device where an earlier event is inserted into the order of the narrative

What is flashback?

200
Descriptive words and phrases that create a picture in the reader's mind
What is imagery
200
The narrative voice is outside the action, not a character in the story
What is third-person narration
200
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
What is simile
200

The summary of salient (important) point(s) of a text

What is central idea?

200
Language that appeals to the five senses
What is sensory language
300

"paragraph" of a poem, where the poem is broken up

What is a stanza

300

A repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase or sentence

What is assonance?

300
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
What is metaphor
300

An underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand

What is a theme?

300

The number of paragraphs for Argument Essay versus Text Analysis Short Essay

What is 4-5 paragraphs versus 2-3 paragraphs?

400
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
What is personification
400
A writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
What is diction
400
Extreme exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole
400
Proving the opposite side wrong by acknowledging a weak or false point

What is a counterclaim rebuttal?

400

The act of providing credit or information about a source

What is citation (or to cite)?

500
Repetition of sounds or letters at the beginning of a word
What is alliteration
500

A piece of writing about a hero who, because of a tragic flaw, brings about their own downfall

What is a tragedy?

500
Using objects, colors or symbols to represent ideas or qualities
What is symbolism
500

A sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position

What is a claim?

500
A tendency to favor one side, or an opinion for or against one topic
What is bias