Figurative Language/Literary Terms. Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds EX: Can Cameron come to the concert?

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Figurative Language/Literary Terms

Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds EX: Can Cameron come to the concert?

Simile Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things; saying one thing is another

Oxymoron A figure of speech that links two opposite or contradictory words EX: Pretty ugly Seriously funny Act natural

Onomatopoeia Use of words that imitate sounds

Synonym Words that mean the same or almost the same EX: Mad, angry Sad, upset Speak, talk

Theme Author's message in a literary work; generalization about human beings or about life

Foreshadowing Author's use of clues to hint at what happens later in a story EX: "Little did he know, his words would come back to haunt him..."

Plot Sequence of events in a story

Parts of Plot (in order) Exposition/Introduction- The alarm clock rings Rising Action- The boy falls back asleep Climax- The boy wakes up an hour later; his mom comes in, yelling Falling Action- The mom quickly drives him to school Resolution- The boy's mom signs him in at the office and he makes his way to class

Setting The time and place of the action EX: New York City in the 1920s

Personification A type of figurative language in which a non- human subject is given human characteristics EX: The tea kettle screamed as its insides shook up with boiling water.

Chronological The order in which events occur (time order)

Tone The writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject

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