literary+terms

Hyperbole: exagerating somthing for dramatic effect. ex: My mom will kill me if I'm not home by 1am.

Alliteration: the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

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‍‍ex. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.======

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‍‍Rhythm and Rhyme: is a pattern of words that contain similar sounds======

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‍‍ex. A sunshiny shower Won't last an hour.======

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‍‍Metaphor: comparison of two unlike things using the verb "to be" and not using like or as as in a simile.======

ex. his steps were thunder.
Analogy: comparison of two unalike things ex: street lights are like stars, they come on in the night.

Repetition: when one or more words are repeated to show urgency or importance. ex: Act now and we'll double the offer, act now! Act now and you get 5 dollars off! ACT NOW!

Personification: is giving human qualities to animals or objects. ex: the wind was whistling in the trees.

Allusion: Subtly making the reader think something without directly saying it. ex: p olitical 'Pied Pipers' try everything.

Euphemism: the nicer way of saying something: ex. Your dad passed away.

Imagery: Painting a picture in the readers mind ex. his eyes are as bright as the Sun, and as blue as the sky.

Irony: When the oposite thinhg happens than you expect ex. snow in augest.

Malapropism: Substation of similar sounding words ex. he looks bad today (sad)

Onomatopoeia: is a word that imitates the sound it represents. ex: BOOM! CLASH!!! BAM! ROAR!

Oxymoron: putting two contradictory words together. ex. Sweet and sour.

Satire: a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human weakness. ex. peace is the main cause for wars.

Simile: a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" ex. her hair was like silk.

Symbol: Something that means more than what it shows literally ex. my father gave me this necklace... It is the only thing I have left of him.

Theme: a general idea about life that the author is trying to say ex. theme of stay gold is keeping innocence.