1. Fill in the definitions in the worksheet provided. Include Examples.
Literary Terms
Fill in the definitions in the worksheet provided. Include Examples.

2. Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration to add meaning.
Allusion: A reference to a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. “The face that launched a thousand ships.”
Antagonist: Character that is the source of conflict in a literary work. Works against the Protagonist (hero, or main character).
Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration to add meaning.
“Your mom is so fat she eats Wheat Thicks.”
“These notes are taking forever.”
“Mr.Q has so much game he needs a referee.”
“Your mother is so fat that when she sings, it's over.”
Imagery: Language that appeals to the five senses: detailed descriptions.
The (visual adjectives) cat’s eyes were glowing (visual adverb).

3. Alliteration: Repetition of the initial consonant sounds.
Peter Piper Picked ...

4. Practice
Write an example of hyperbole using something from your own life. Ex. Sports, music, or school events
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5. Like As Simile: Unlike comparison using As or Like. WEAK
The boy is tall.
Like As

6. Practice
Write an example of simile using something from your own life. Ex. Sports, music, or school events
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7. Metaphor: Unlike comparison. Not as direct a comparison as a simile.

8. Practice
Write an example of metaphor using something from your own life. Ex. Sports, music, or school events
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9. Personification: Giving living characteristics to a non-human thing.
The wind whistled.
The day was bright and full of joy.
The old Cadillac engine spurted and coughed to life.
“Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;”-Sonnet 18
Death is stubborn and unrelenting.

10. Irony:
Dramatic: When the reader or audience knows something the characters do not.
Situational: A disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs.
Verbal: When the speaker says one thing but means another.

11. OxyMoron: Phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory: “living dead”.
Act Naturally Hells Angels Even Odds Holy War Virtual Reality Clearly Ambiguous Bittersweet Second Best Original Copies
Randomly Organized Modern History Minor Miracle Seriously Funny Home Office Linear Curve Icy Hot
Pretty Ugly Jumbo Shrimp Same Difference Small Crowd Straight Angle Soft Rock Larger Half Liquid Gas Good Grief Least Favorite Minor Crisis Little Giants Alone Together Sweet Tart Old News

12. Pun: A joke that comes from a play of words
Pun: A joke that comes from a play of words. Puns can make use of a word’s multiple meanings or of a word’s rhyme.
Want to hear the one about…

13. How does a crazy person go through the forest?
Psycho Path

14. Frost Bite
What do you get when you mix a snowman with a Vampire? +

15. Onomatopoeia: Word whose sound represents/ imitates its meaning.

16. Practice Write down as quickly as possible 4 examples of onomatopoeia.
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