Literary Terms by Angalea Price https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt Literary Terms en-us 2017-03-31 14:24:44 UTC 2026-02-12 15:48:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Simile angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/163983473 A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared with using like or as. 
Example: "She is like a rose."]]> 2017-03-31 14:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/163983473 Metaphor angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/163986510 Something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
Example: The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.]]> 2017-03-31 14:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/163986510 Personification angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164319046 A person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing.
Example: The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one to another.]]> 2017-04-03 13:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164319046 Alliteration angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164320226 The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example:  But a better butter makes a batter better.]]> 2017-04-03 13:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164320226 Imagery angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164322140 Language that appeals to the senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell.
Example:  Her face blossomed when she caught a glance of him.]]> 2017-04-03 13:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164322140 Symbol A person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else and has its own meaning. angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164322423 Example: Time is money.]]> 2017-04-03 13:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164322423 Onomatopoeia angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164322827 The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Example: Splash.]]> 2017-04-03 13:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164322827 Hyperbole angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164323340 Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Example: I am so hungry I could eat a horse.]]> 2017-04-03 13:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164323340 Setting angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164323820 The time and place in which the action of a literary work occurs.
Example: Angel Castle in Rome. ]]> 2017-04-03 13:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164323820 Irony angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164326008 Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of is literal or normal meaning.
Example: A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.]]> 2017-04-03 13:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164326008 Allusion angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164326645 A reference in literature to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.
Example: “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”]]> 2017-04-03 13:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164326645 Analogy angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164327089 A comparison of two or more similar objects, suggesting that if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well.
Example:  He is like a rock. This means he is steadfast and strong.]]> 2017-04-03 13:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164327089 Epithet angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164330392 In literature a word of phrase preceding or following a name which serves to describe the character.
Example: Zues-loved Achilles.]]> 2017-04-03 13:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164330392 Cacophony angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164353306 Harsh, jarring noise.
Example: He grunted and in a gruff voice said, “Give me that trash and I’ll throw it out!”]]> 2017-04-03 14:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164353306 Theme angprice https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164355979 This is the central message of a story, poem, novel, or play that many readers can apply to their own experiences, or to those of all people.
Example: In the Great Gatsby a theme is "Dreams and goals are good but not when they consume the mind of the dreamer."]]> 2017-04-03 14:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/angprice/a97rxc40f7gt/wish/164355979