Remake of Literary Term Examples by Maxwell Etka https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC 2026-01-24 18:24:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png Metaphor+Simile 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357922 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)
]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357922 Syntax 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357924 how words are arranged in a sentence to make grammatical sense.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357924 Theme 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357925 A moral or lesson a writing is centered upon, rarely stated by the author. ]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357925 Allegory 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357926 A piece of literature that can reveal a hidden message, typically a moral or political message. ]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357926 Motif 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357927 A distinctive feature or dominant idea or what is strived for, usually related to the theme.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357927 Symbolism 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357928 An object that metaphorically stands for another meaning]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357928 Personfication 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357929 The writer giving humanlike traits to animals or inanimate objects. ]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357929 Paradox 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357930 A statement that contradicts itself, yet reveals a kind of truth. Shows the complexities of life. 

]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357930 Mood 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357931 The feeling given off by a work.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357931 Irony (Situational, Verbal, & Dramatic) 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357932 Situational Irony - when the expectations of something to happen and what actually happens are different
Verbal Irony - when the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts what the usual meaning of what he says.
Dramatic Irony - when the audience knows something that the characters in the writing or play do not.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357932 Imagery (+Sensory Details) 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357933 Word usage that can aid visualization.
Sensory details include of the 5 senses.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357933 Foil 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357934 A character that is the exact opposite of the protagonist to emphasove their traits.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357934 Denotation 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357936 The real meaning of a word]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357936 Connotation 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357937 The type of a context in word is used in to give off a specific feeling (usually positive or negative) ]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357937 Characterization (Indirect & Direct) 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357938 Direct Characterization - When the writer specifically states the characters traits.
Indirect Characterization - ow the personality of a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, etc.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357938 Archetype 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357939 a very typical example of a certain person or thing.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357939 Anthropomorphism 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357940 Aims to make an animal or object behave and appear like they are human beings.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357940 Allusion:  3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357941 A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, etc.]]> 2016-10-05 00:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128357941 Tone 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128358453 the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.]]> 2016-10-05 00:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128358453 Diction 3091455 https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128358814 the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.]]> 2016-10-05 00:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3091455/wmk3lhd4juwc/wish/128358814