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LITERARY VOCABULARY - 8TH GR

Terms in this set (16)

CLINCHER
A SENTENCE THAT SUMMARIZES THE POINT BEING MADE IN THE PARAGRAPH, USUALLY LOCATED LAST.
IDIOM
A PHRASE OR EXPRESSION WHICH MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE WORDS ACTUALLY SAY. (EX: THAT'S A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS)
FLASHBACK
WHEN THE AUTHOR GOES BACK TO AN EARLIER TIME IN THE STORY AND EXPLAINS SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE STORY BETTER.
IMAGERY
WRITING THAT USES DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE TO APPEAL TO THE SENSES (SIGHT, SOUND, TOUCH, ETC).
ANALOGY
A COMPARISON MADE BETWEEN TWO THINGS TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE ALIKE. (EX: A TEACHER EXPLAINS HOW A JET FLIES BY SHOWING AN ANALOGY WITH AIR ESCAPING FROM A TOY BALLOON)
SYMBOLISM
A CONCRETE OR TOUCHABLE OBJECT USED TO REPRESENT AN IDEA. (EX: AN EAGLE REPRESENTS FREEDOM)
ALLUSION
A REFERENCE TO A WELL-KNOWN PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR EVENT. (EX: IT WAS FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO.......)
CLICHE
A FAMILIAR WORD OR PHRASE WHICH HAS BEEN USED SO MUCH THAT IT IS NO LONGER A GOOD, EFFECTIVE WAY OF SAYING SOMETHING. (EX: SHARP AS A TACK)
HYPERBOLE
AN EXAGGERATION OR OVERSTATEMENT. (EX: I'M SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE)
ALLITERATION
REPEATING OF BEGINNING CONSONANT SOUNDS. (CREAMY, CRUNCHY, CRUSTY)
ONOMATOPOEIA
USING WORDS THAT IMITATE THE SOUND OF THE WORD. (BANG! BOOM! SNAP! BUZZ!
PERSONIFICATION
AN IDEA, OBJECT, OR ANIMAL THAT TAKES ON HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS.
SIMILE
A COMPARISON OF TWO DISSIMILAR (NOT ALIKE OR SIMILAR) OBJECTS USING "LIKE", "AS", OR "SUCH AS". (EX: YOUR SKIN IS AS SOFT AS A PEACH.)
METAPHOR
A DIRECT COMPARISON OF TWO DISSIMILAR (NOT ALIKE OR SIMILAR) OBJECTS. (EX: THE HEART IS A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS.)
VOICE
REFLECTING YOUR PERSONALITY THROUGH YOUR WRITING.
GENRE
A CATEGORY OF LITERATURE.
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