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| Verbal irony | most common example of figurative language |
| oxymoron | two words used together that have opposite meanings; figure of speech |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory or illogical but does in fact have an understandable meaning; figure of speech |
| personification | any type of expresion that describes non-human things as if they were human; figure of speech |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things made without using the words like or as; figure of speech |
| simile | comparison of two things using the words like or as; figure of speech |
| foreshadowing | a hint of things to come in the plot of a story |
| onomatopoeia | a word that is invented to imitate a sound |
| alliteration | the repetition of the same first sound, either consonant or vowel in two or more words. |
| figurative language | a word or words that are inaccurate literally, however, you know what they mean; analogies, euphemism, hyperbole, metaphor, ect. |
| analogies | any type of expression that describes one pair of unlike things as if it were another pair of unlike things, without specifically stating how those pairs are similar; figure of speech |
| euphemism | any polite word or expression that is substituted for another word or phrase that someone might find vulgar, offensive, hurtful or embarrassing; figure of speech; POLITE |
| hyperbole | an over-exaggerated description of something; figure of speech |
| setting | time and place of literary work |
| character | individuals, real or imaginary, that are presented in a story |
| dynamic character | change throughout the story (usually the main character) |
| static character | character that does not change throughout the story |
| characterization | traits of a character that cannot be seen; like honesty, funny |
| plot | series of actions or events in a story |
| expostion | first component of plot - important background info is given |
| rising actions | events that lead up to the climax |
| climax | the turning point of the story |
| falling actions | events that happen after the climax |
| resolution | conclusion of the story; loose ends are tied up; end of the story |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| internal conflict | characters' struggle within themselves |
| external conflict | struggle between two forces; character vs another character; character vs nature or fate or society |
| theme | central idea in a work of literature; the lesson the author wants you to learn |
| irony | what is expected to happen does not happen; the opposite happens |
| situational irony | irony is a surprise to everyone; we are unaware the opposite is going to happen |
| dramatic irony | we know the opposite is going to happen but the character does not |
| verbal irony | when what a speaker says is deliberately the opposite of what is true; sarcasm, understatement; figure of speech |
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject; angry, serious, cynical, calming |
| mood | feeling that a writer creates for the reader; sad, moved, reflective, happy |
| symbolism | anything that represents or stands for something else; flag - freedom; skull and crossbones - poison |
| imagery | language that recreates vivid sensory experiences for the reader; sight, sound, smell, taste, touch |
| first-person point of view | "I" a person in the story tells the story from only their view |
| third-person point of view | "he/she/it" the narrator tells the story from a point of view of one character in the story who is not the narrator |
| third-person omniscient | 'he, she, it" the narrator is "all knowing" and interprets the thoughts and feelings of one or more characters in the story |
