Literary Terms

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Alliteration	The reccurence of initial consonant sounds
Allegory	A literary, dramatic or pictora device in which a character, object or event stands for a religious or moral principle
Allusion	A short, informal reference to a famous person or event
Flashback	A break in the storyline to introduce what has taken place earlier
Foreshadowing	A hint that something is going to happen before it does
Hyperbole	Obvious and intentional exaggeration
Imagery	Descriptive language that evokes a sensory experiencec
Irony	The expression of meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Dramatic Irony	The reader/audience has information that a character does not
Verbal Irony	A character says one thing but means another
Situational Irony	When what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen
Metaphor	Compares 2 different things by speaking of one in terms of the other
Mood/Atmosphere	The prevailing feeling in a story communicated through the author's direct comments, description of setting, attitudes actions and imagery
Nemesis	A character's enemy
Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which contradictory terms are combined
Pathos	Anything that pulls at your heartstrings
Personification	When animals, ideas, or objects are given human characteristics
Pun	A play on words to emphasize a different meaning
Simile	Compares 2 different things using "like" or "as"
Suspense	Uncertainty or excitement regarding what will happen next
Symbol	An object or concrete idea that stands for or represents something else
Tone	Literary technique that encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work
Understatement	Deliberately expressing an idea as less important than it actually is either for ironic emphasis or for politeness and tact

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