Terms of Literature
The message or moral of the story
theme
Alliteration
Death is not the end
This World is Not Conclusion
Writing that creates a vivid image in the reader's mind
Descriptive writing
a group of 20
The author's attitude toward a subject
Tone
repeating a word or phrase for effect
Repetition
Mistakes can haunt you throughout your life
The Eyes of My Regret
Writing to convince someone of something
Persuasive writing
intense hatred
loathing
Something concrete that represents something abstract
Symbolism
exaggeration
hyperbole
Taking action honors sacrifice
A whimsical verse with absurd language
Nonsense Poetry
In a state of severe disrepair
Ramshackle
The feeling or emotion that a text portrays
Mood
giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
personification
O Captain! My Captain!
Connected events to tell a story
Narrative
an event causing great distress
A word that resembles the sound it creates
Onomatopoeia
"I was a child, and she was a child" is an example of
parallelism
Jumping to conclusions can lead to overreactions
The Night the Bed Fell
Breaking down a work of literature
Literary Analysis
a state of uneasiness or anxiety
disquietude