Lit terms

Lit terms

1. simile

   • two words being compared w "like" or "as"

2. Metaphor

   • 2 words being compared w/o "like" or "as"

3. onomatopoeia

   • suggest meanings of words. "Jingle", "boom"

4. alliteration

   • Sally sells seashells at the seashore

5. assonance

   • similarity in sounds. "deep" and "feet"

6. Irony

   • something surprising that someone would normally expect from the reality(stituation)

7. Soliloquy

   • talking on stage, considered to be alone

8. aside

   • a comment made to be heard by audience but not other characters

9. protagonist

   • main character
   • antagonist
     • enemy/competitor

10. conflict

    • to disagree strongly

11. personifacation

    • person considered as perfect example of an abstract/ non-living item

12. hyperbole

    • over exaggeration

13. Litotes

    • you won't be sorry=you'll be glad

14. Ethos

    • rules of society
    • Logos
      • facts, statistics
    • Pathos
      • Passion, emotions

15. pun

    • 2 words close in sounds but wit different meanings(mushroom got invited to party cuz he was a fungi)