Literary Term Examples by Blair Abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0 Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2016-09-19 17:43:02 UTC 2024-04-06 01:47:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png Allusion:  blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124847439 A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.]]> 2016-09-19 17:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124847439 Anthropomorphism blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124848942 2016-09-19 17:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124848942 Archetype blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849062 2016-09-19 17:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849062 Characterization (Indirect & Direct) blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849102 2016-09-19 17:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849102 Connotation blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849586 2016-09-19 17:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849586 Denotation blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849617 2016-09-19 17:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849617 Diction blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849627 2016-09-19 17:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849627 Foil blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849638 2016-09-19 17:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849638 Imagery (+Sensory Details) blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849729 2016-09-19 17:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849729 Irony (Situational, Verbal, & Dramatic) blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849770 2016-09-19 17:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849770 Metaphor+Simile blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849999 Metaphor: A figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity; makes an analogy between two things to show how one resembles the other in some way (directly stated)
Simile: is a type of metaphor in which the comparison is made with the use of the word like or as .

(Example - see also: allusion, irony, personification, imagery)
]]> 2016-09-19 17:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124849999 Mood blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850009 2016-09-19 17:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850009 Paradox blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850079 2016-09-19 17:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850079 Personfication blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850105 2016-09-19 17:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850105 Symbolism blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850187 2016-09-19 17:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850187 Motif blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850205 2016-09-19 17:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850205 Allegory blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850223 2016-09-19 17:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850223 Theme blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850235 2016-09-19 17:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850235 Syntax blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850345 2016-09-19 17:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850345 Tone blair_abrahamson https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850364 2016-09-19 17:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/blair_abrahamson/6aztw9yamuj0/wish/124850364