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Literary Terms to Know

Literary Terms to Know. Simile. A comparison using like, as or than. Example: Her smile is like the sun . Metaphor. A direct comparison that does not use “like” or “as” Example: English class is a day at the beach. Personification. Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing.

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Literary Terms to Know

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  1. Literary Terms to Know

  2. Simile A comparison using like, as or than. Example: Her smile is like the sun.

  3. Metaphor • A direct comparison that does not use “like” or “as” • Example: English class is a day at the beach.

  4. Personification • Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing. • Example: The pen danced across the page.

  5. Symbol • A person, place, thing or an event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself • Example: In the novel Heartbeat, Annie’s apple represents the circle of life.

  6. Alliteration • The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a phrase. • Example: Sally sold sea shells at the sea shore.

  7. Onomatopoeia • Words that imitate sound • Example: buzz, pow, boom

  8. Oxymoron • A figure of speech where opposite ideas are combined. • Example: jumbo shrimp, fresh frozen vegetables

  9. Theme • The message about life that a work of literature reveals. • Example: In Heartbeat, the theme is the circle of life.

  10. Irony • A contrast between what is expected and what is reality • Example: The fireman’s house burnt down.

  11. Hyperbole • An exaggeration for effect • Example: I have a million pairs of shoes.

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