literary terms assignment by Makayla Stoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd en-us 2017-03-31 11:40:17 UTC 2023-04-24 19:46:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Life is like a box of chocolates. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163936994 simile- when the writer compares two things using like or as. ]]> 2017-03-31 11:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163936994 Sally sells seashells by the sea shore. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163938313 Alliteration- where the same beginning sound is used in one sentence multiple times. ]]> 2017-03-31 11:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163938313 Mr James Gatz was a very determined and educated man who cared too much for people that didn't care enough back. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163939169 Characterization- When the author talks about and describes a character in the story through actions and thoughts.]]> 2017-03-31 12:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163939169 Life is a journey. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163940896 Metaphor- comparing two unlike things without using like or as. ]]> 2017-03-31 12:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163940896 The small, gushing waterfall rushed down the green forest with anger. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163942079 Imagery- when the author uses words o phrases to create images in the readers mind. ]]> 2017-03-31 12:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163942079 When Lila was young, she used to go to the farm and ride the horses. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163995801 flashback- when the author brings the reader back in time to talk about something that happened. ]]> 2017-03-31 15:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163995801 I'm so tired i can't walk another inch. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163997714 Hyperbole- when the author uses specific words of phrases to exaggerate something to get the readers to notice. ]]> 2017-03-31 15:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/163997714 BOOM!! makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164506955 Onomatopoeia-  Refers to sound words whose pronunciation to the actual sound they represent.]]> 2017-04-04 01:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164506955 Jumbo shrimp makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164507170 oxymoron- A combination of an adjective followed by a noun with contrasting meanings( two opposite ideas joined to create an effect). ]]> 2017-04-04 01:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164507170 (Great Gatsby) "purposelessness and carelessness of the wealthy" "ugliness of the valley of the ashes" makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164507718 Mood- Literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.]]> 2017-04-04 02:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164507718 The sailboat danced gracefully past me makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164508134 Personification- when the writer gives an object human like qualities. ]]> 2017-04-04 02:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164508134 A dove is a symbol for peace. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164508481 symbolism-  use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.]]> 2017-04-04 02:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164508481 when the prisoner digging doesn't know he's almost there but the readers do. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164508912 Dramatic irony- when the characters in the story don't know what's going on but the reader does. ]]> 2017-04-04 02:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164508912 he bird does not know that the sign is there and the reader may not know the sign says no birds. makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164509309 Situational irony- both the characters and the audience are fully unaware of the situation. ]]> 2017-04-04 02:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164509309 makstoltz https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164509773 Plot-  A literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story]]> 2017-04-04 02:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/makstoltz/sqla603zevpd/wish/164509773