Post on 18-Dec-2015
Literary TERMS!
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SimileSimile
A simile is a A simile is a comparison of two comparison of two things. Using like or asthings. Using like or as
Example: Life is Example: Life is like a box of like a box of chocolates you chocolates you never know what never know what your going to get.your going to get.
Example: That kid Example: That kid was so mad he was so mad he was like a roaring was like a roaring lionlion
Example: Her face Example: Her face stood steady like stood steady like the monolisa the monolisa
MetaphorMetaphor
A metaphor is a A metaphor is a comparison between comparison between two unlike thingstwo unlike things
Example: The sun Example: The sun was the ball firewas the ball fire
Example: Life is Example: Life is like an empty like an empty dreamdream
Example: It was Example: It was pay day and it pay day and it rained moneyrained money
AlliterationAlliteration The repetition of the same The repetition of the same
sound in lines of poetry or sound in lines of poetry or proseprose
Ex: Droning Ex: Droning a drowsy a drowsy syncopated syncopated tunetune
EX: I like to EX: I like to see it lap the see it lap the milesmiles
AnalogyAnalogy
An explanation or An explanation or description of description of something something unfamiliar or unfamiliar or difficult to difficult to explain by explain by comparison comparison
EX: Life is like a EX: Life is like a box of chocolates box of chocolates ; you never know ; you never know what your going what your going to getto get
EX: Life is too EX: Life is too short to go out short to go out and make and make mistakesmistakes
Euphemism Euphemism
Using mild Using mild words to words to describe describe something something instead of instead of using possibly using possibly offensive or offensive or sexist terms sexist terms
EX: Passed away for diedEX: Passed away for diedEX: Perspire for sweatEX: Perspire for sweatEX: Rest room for bathroomEX: Rest room for bathroom
Hyperbole
Exaggeration to create an effect
EX: I was so surprised, you could have knocked me over with a feather EX; I would rather die than eat Brussels sprouts
ImageryImagery
The use of the The use of the words or phrases words or phrases that evoke the that evoke the sensations of sensations of sight sight
EX: I imagined a big EX: I imagined a big elephant to come and save elephant to come and save the daythe day
EX: I imagined the big EX: I imagined the big water hose saving that firewater hose saving that fire
Irony
• A contrast or incongruity between what is stated and what is meant
• EX: The fire fighters house is on fire
• EX: The life guard drowned
Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia
Words whose Words whose sound suggest sound suggest their meanings their meanings
EX: splash buzz EX: splash buzz boomboom
OxymoronOxymoron Two or three words that Two or three words that
combine opposite or combine opposite or contradictory ideas contradictory ideas such as wise fool sweet such as wise fool sweet sorrow or jumbo shrimpsorrow or jumbo shrimp
Paradox
Holding contradictory ideas together in order to point to a deeper truth
EX:
Personification
Giving human quantities to something not human
EX: As she sang softly at the evil face of the face of the moon
EX: The oak trees whispered softly in the night breez
Antagonist
The antagonist is the bad character in the story for example like THE JOKER off Bat Man or the green goblin off spider man
Protagonist
Protagonist is the good guy of the story
Like Spiderman or like Batman
Foreshadowing
This is like a prediction, your trying to see what s going to happen next
EX: Final destination is a great movie that shows this alot
Flashback!Flashback!
This is when it takes you back to This is when it takes you back to serious eventsserious events
EX: The movie butterfly affect is EX: The movie butterfly affect is a great example where the is a great example where the is flash backsflash backs