General Terms
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain group of people or geographical location.
Dialect
When an inanimate object is given human feelings, traits, or characteristics.
Personification
When a concrete object represents and abstract idea
symbolism
A rhyming sound that is not exact
Slant rhyme
The green light in the Great Gatsby is a ____________ for the American Dream
symbol
A story or poem in which characters, settings, and events are all symbols for a major world topic or event.
Allegory
A reference to something in a piece of literature that is well known from history, religion, politics, or sports.
Allusion
The lesson or moral of a story
Theme
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
Alliteration
The line "Men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars" is an example of __________
simile
A type of humor that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in a humorous way in an attempt to change people's mind about a subject.
Satire
What's the difference between comic exaggeration and hyperbole?
comic exaggeration: stretching the truth for a humorous purpose
hyperbole: the us of incredible exaggeration in order to make a point / have an effect on the reader
This person is a Regionalist writer from Hannibal, Missouri. He wrote "The Lowest Animal", and he is considered the master of satire.
Mark Twain
The voice that addresses the reader in a poem
Speaker
The phrases "It's raining cats and dogs" and "a penny for your thoughts" are both examples of ________
idioms
An expression particular to a certain language that means something different from the literal definitions of its part.
Idiom
Explain the difference between mood and tone
Mood: the overall emotion or atmosphere created by a work that the reader is left with.
Tone: The attitude the writer takes toward the subject of a work or the characters in it.
The use of elaborate language to evoke a picture or image in a reader's mind.
Imagery
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor
Simile: two unlike things being compared using "like" or "as"
Metaphor: two unlike things being compared WITHOUT the word "like" or "as"
"I don't like eggs!" exclaimed Sam.
His mother replied, "Well then I guess you'll go hungry."
The above lines are an example of ___________ between two characters.
Dialogue
What is the difference between diction and style?
Diction: a speaker or writer's choice of words
Style:The distinctive way in which an author uses language and structures sentences
List and define the three types of irony
Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows something a character doesn't know
Verbal Irony: When a character says something they don't mean (sarcasm)
Situational Irony: when a situation in the plot turns out differently than the reader would expect
The reason an author is writing something
Author's purpose
A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for powerful impact
Hyperbole
The students are a swarm of bees as far as the eye can see in the hazardous, humming high school hallway.
The above example contains three examples of literary terms from your study guide:
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
1. Metaphor
2. Hyperbole
3. Alliteration