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Literary Terms #3
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the atmosphere or feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage; the way the reader feels while reading the text.
Mood
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a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison of two basically unlike ideas
Simile
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a play on words
Pun
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tone
the writer’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject; it can be described as formal, informal, serious, playful, bitter, or ironic
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a figure of speech which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
Metaphor
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a type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.
Personification
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an extreme exaggeration;
Hyperbole
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two words used together that contradict one another
Oxymoron
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Satire
mockery of a view, group, or humanity, usually with the aim of inspiring change
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Paradox
a statement that seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth.
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Narrative
any writing that tells a story
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Objective summary
a summary of the text that is free of bias, opinions, emotions, etc.
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The central message, insight, or opinion in a work
Main Idea
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Inference
To guess, to conclude from evidence.
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Idiom
Expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of each word.
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Euphemism
The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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