Literary Terms Assignment by Stephanie Branham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj Made with serendipity en-us 2017-03-31 13:17:50 UTC 2023-03-08 00:18:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Onomatopoeia stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163960940 The formation of a word to express a sound.
Ex) Woof, Bark, Yelp, Arf]]> 2017-03-31 13:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163960940 Hyperbole stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163963078 An exaggeration.
Ex) The drive took a thousand years!]]> 2017-03-31 13:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163963078 Simile stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163965007 A comparison using like or as.
Ex) She was as beautiful as the sunset.]]> 2017-03-31 13:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163965007 Allusion stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163967017 A reference to something well known.
Ex) When someone asks you for your John Hancock.]]> 2017-03-31 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163967017 Imagery stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163968772 The use of words and phrases to create a mental image.
Ex) You could see how happy she was with her smile so big and her pale cheeks start to blush]]> 2017-03-31 13:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/163968772 Metaphor stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164335272 A comparison without using like or as
Ex) The librarian is a book worm.]]> 2017-04-03 13:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164335272 Mood stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164336651 A state of feeling or mind
Ex) The rainy day made the streets quite and lonely.]]> 2017-04-03 13:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164336651 symbolism stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164339265 Something used to represent something else.
Ex) The American Flag represents freedom and liberty.]]> 2017-04-03 14:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164339265 Foreshadowing stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164340847 A hint to what might happen later
Ex) The music in a shark movie that plays right before the shark is about to attack]]> 2017-04-03 14:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164340847 Oxymoron stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164343125 A contradiction that makes sense
Ex) Jumbo shrimp]]> 2017-04-03 14:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164343125 Conflict stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164344971 someone versus someone or something else.
Ex) A student ]]> 2017-04-03 14:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164344971 Motif stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164346391 Concept or idea that presents itself continuously.
Ex) The Socs vs the Greasers]]> 2017-04-03 14:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164346391 Analogy stebranham https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164348492 To establish a relationship between ideas or concepts to create a better understanding.
Ex) Cats are to yarn as dogs are to bones]]> 2017-04-03 14:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stebranham/sd8ms7l13nj/wish/164348492