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Alliteration. The repetition of similar sounds, most often consonant sounds, at the beginning of words.She sells seashells by the seashore.. Assonance. The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry.The soul selects her own society.. Consonance . The repetition of similar consonant sounds typically within or at the ends of words.I could shed my name in the middle of life..
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1. GHSGT LITERARY TERMS
2. Alliteration The repetition of similar sounds, most often consonant sounds, at the beginning of words.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
3. Assonance The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry.
The soul selects her own society.
4. Consonance The repetition of similar consonant sounds typically within or at the ends of words.
I could shed my name in the middle of life.
5. Imagery The word pictures that writers create to evoke an emotional response. Theses words normally appeal to one of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.)
6. Simile
A figure of speech using a word or phrase such as like or as to compare unlike things.
Cold as ice
7. Metaphor A figure of speech that compares or equates two seemingly unlike things.
The water is fire.
8. Parody A humorous imitation of another literary work. Usually uses exaggeration.
9. Personification A figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature, or idea is given human characteristics.
The animal laughed as I played with it.
10. Satire Literature that exposes to ridicule the vices or follies of people or societies.
11. Onomatopoeia The use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.
BUZZ, CLAP, SNAP
12. Allegory A narrative work of fiction or drama in which the elements, characters, settings, and plot work together to teach a moral lesson.
The Ministers Black Veil
13. Symbol Any object, person, place, or experience that exists on a literal level but also represents something else.
14. Climax The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative.
15. Diction A writers choice of words; an important element in the writers voice or style.
16. Genre A category or type of literature. Poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction are genres.
17. Foreshadowing The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story.
18. Hyperbole A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, to make a point, or to evoke humor.
19. Irony A contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.
20. Tone A reflection of a writers or a speakers attitude toward the subject matter, as conveyed through elements such as word choice, punctuation, sentence structure, and figures of speech.
21. Paradox A situation or statement that seems to be impossible or contradictory but is nevertheless true, literally or figuratively.
22. Stanza A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.
23. Style The expressive qualities that distinguish an authors work, including word choice and the length and arrangement of sentences, as well as the use of figurative language and imagery.
24. Point of View The relationship of the narrator, or storyteller, to the story.
25. Voice The distinctive use of language that conveys the authors or narrators personality to the reader. Voice is determined by elements of style such as word choice and tone.
