Grace's Remake of Literary Term Examples by Grace Wells https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC 2025-10-14 20:57:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png Metaphor+Simile 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037569 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)
]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037569 Tone 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037571 The writer’s attitude toward the character, subject, and audience of a story. ]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037571 Syntax 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037572 the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037572 Theme 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037573 An insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work. It is rarely stated by the author and requires that the reader make inferences based on clues given in the text.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037573 Allegory 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037574 a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. A story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037574 Motif 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037575  a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., that is related to the theme. Usually found in a literary, artistic, or musical work]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037575 Symbolism 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037577 A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for something more than itself.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037577 Personfication 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037578 When a writer gives human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects to create imagery. ]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037578 Paradox 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037579 A statement that appears self-contradictory, yet reveals a kind of truth. Shows the complexities of life. ]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037579 Mood 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037580 The climate or feeling of a literary work. Reflects the emotional response of the reader to the writing.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037580 Irony (Situational, Verbal, & Dramatic) 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037582 Irony - incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

Situational - irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Verbal - irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

Dramatic - irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037582 Imagery (+Sensory Details) 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037583 Imagery - descriptive language that can function as a way for the reader to better imagine the world of the piece of literature

Sensory Details - Imagery draws on the five senses, namely the details of taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037583 Foil 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037584 A character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037584 Diction 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037585 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; the style of enunciation in speaking or singing.

]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037585 Denotation 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037586 The literal meaning (dictionary definition) of a word.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037586 Connotation 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037587 An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its actual definition.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037587 Characterization (Indirect & Direct) 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037588 Characterization - the act of describing the character or qualities of someone or something

Indirect Characterization - The writer reveals a character’s traits through dialogue, the character’s actions and thoughts, appearance, and the effect the character has on others. 

Direct Characterization - 
  1. The writer reveals a character’s traits through dialogue, the character’s actions and thoughts, appearance, and the effect the character has on others. 
]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037588 Archetype 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037589 an original model of a person, a perfect example, or a prototype upon which others are copied; a universally recognized symbol.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037589 Anthropomorphism 3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037590 Aims to make an animal or object behave and appear like they are human beings. Similar to personification, but its focus is not on imagery. ]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037590 Allusion:  3085064 https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037591 A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture.]]> 2016-09-23 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3085064/hrijhtbqkfkc/wish/126037591