literary terms by jose. hyperbole exaggeration. the boy thought he was going to because he broke his...

LITERARY TERMSBy JOSE

HYPERBOLE

Exaggeration.

The boy thought he was going to because he broke his leg.

SIMILE

Using like or as

He is tall as a tree.

METAPHOR

Does not use like or as.

She is bigger than the world.

PUN

the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.

POETRY

the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.

Rap/Hip hop

DRAMA

a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, esp. one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.

Monster on maple street.

BIOGRAPHY

a written account of another person's life

The biography about Kobe Bryant.

NOVEL

a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.

A book Twilight.

PLOT

the production of a play.

EXPOSITION

dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation.

RISING ACTION

a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

CLIMAXthe highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination

FALLING ACTIONthe part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

RESOLUTION/DENOUEMENT

a resolve or determination

FIRST PERSON

I and we

THIRD PERSON

He,” “she,” “it,” and “they”

THIRD PERSON LIMITED

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT

ACCENT

regularly recurring stress.

ALLITETATION

ONOMATOPOEIA

the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.

REPETITION

the act of repeating; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.

RHYME

Words that rhyme like dog or frog

INTERNAL RHYME

a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.

FLASHBACK

Something that happen in your past and you happen to remember it.

FORESHADOWING

how or indicate beforehand