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Literary Elements
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- 1SimileA comparison of two unlike things using Like or As
- 2AlliterationThe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
- 3HyperboleBig exaggeration, usually with humor
- 4IdiomThe language peculiar to a group of people
- 5MetaphorComparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them
- 6OnomonatopeiaNaming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
- 7PersonificationThe act of giving human qualities to things.
- 8Characterizationthe method used by a writer to develop a character
- 9Conflictthe struggle found in fiction. Conflict/Plot may be internal or external and is best seen in (1) Man in conflict with another Man: (2) Man in conflict in Nature; (3) Man in conflict with self.
- 10Connotationan implied meaning of a word
- 11Denotationhe literal meaning of a word
- 12Flashbackaction that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary to better understanding.
- 13Foreshadowingthe use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature
- 14Imagerylanguage that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.
- 15Ironyan implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
- 16Moodthe emotional attitude the author takes towards hir subject
- 17Settingdetermining Time and Place in fiction.
- 18Themethe general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express
- 19Plot Linethe course or main features of a narrative such as the plot of a play, novel, or movie.
- 20Expositionthe beginning of the story, establishment of setting and characters
- 21Rising Actionevents in the story leading up to the climax
- 22Climaxthe culmination of events in the story, point of highest reader interest
- 23Falling Actionevents leading to the solving of the story’s problems
- 24Resolutionhow events and problems of the story are solved
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- 9th grade English FlashCards sobre Literary Elements, criado por David Moore em 31-03-2017.
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