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| figurative language | umbrella term for similies, metaphors, personification and imagery |
| metaphor | comparison of two dissimilar things without using like or as |
| extended metaphor | a metaphor whose comparison is developed into a long comparison |
| conceit | a metaphor or simili that is far fetched-striking-and unusual |
| simili | comparison of two dissimiliar things using like or as |
| imagery | descriptions that apeal to the senses, draws a picture in the reader's mind |
| masuline imagery | harsh, manly descriptions |
| feminine imagery | soft, gentle, delicate, descriptions |
| domestic imagery | household or farming descriptions |
| death imagery | descriptions of death, dreary wintery blackness, cold |
| personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects |
| concrete details | actual facts of the plot |
| diction | the words a writer uses |
| organization | the structure of a work and all the literary devices employed |
| denotation | actual dictionary meaning of the words |
| connotation | the associated meaning of the word |
| symbol | something that is what it is and represents an abstract idea |
| analogy | comparing what something is and how it works to something else to explain it |
| pun | a play on words |
| irony-verbal | meaning the opposite of what is said |
| irony-situational | twist in the ending-outcome is different than what is expected |
| sarcasm | direct biting remarks |
| burlesque | exaggeration of a work or idea to make fun of it |
| hyperbole | exaggerated descriptions or actions to expose faults and flaws |
| inference | drawing conclusions deducted from reading between the lines |
| dramatic irony | the reader knows the real situation but the character doesn't, we see the irony |
