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