Literary Terms 1
Comparing two things using 'like' or as
simile
Tools, machines, or systems people create and use to solve problems or make life easier
Technology
Reflective
Thoughtful
Which of these is a synonym for threatening?
A. Customary
B. Dangerous
c. Solitary
b. dangerous
What does the T stand for in TEEL paragraph?
Topic sentence
Multiple sentences about the same topic arranged together.
paragraph
Slowly breaking down, rotting, or getting worse over time
decaying
Melancholy
Sadness
Authority
Control or power
Any written, printed, or spoken body of words
Text
Word used to describe different types of novels. Eg romance, fantasy, adventure
genre
Power or right to give orders, make decisions, or control others
authority
Nostalgic
bittersweet
Sole- change one letter and rearrange to make a synonym
lone
The message, central idea or deeper meaning in a text.
Theme
Using descriptions based on the five senses to create a picture in the readers mind is called.......
imagery
Feeling that you cannot trust someone or something, or thinking that something is wrong or might be dangerous.
suspicious
uplifting
hopeful
Which of these is NOT a synonym for autonomous?
A. independence
B. Self-reliant
C. poignancy
poignancy
The attitude or emotional perspective a writer takes toward their subject, characters, or audience, expressed through word choice, sentence structure, and style.
Tone
The umbrella term used to describe science fiction and dystopian novels.
Speculative fiction
Behaving or thinking in a way that matches what most other people do
conformity
detached
isolated or separate
Conformity
Obedience
Mr Leonard Mead can be described as having these sorts of views about society.
Traditional