Literary Terms and Devices

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Infer

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To judge based on evidence.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Mythology

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Traditional storytelling to explain a phenomenon

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Figurative Language

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Compares things to give more detail or paint a picture. Creates an image in the audience's mind.

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Central Idea

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The big point and main idea of the text.

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Simile

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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Compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Perspective

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The lenses through which a character sees and feels.

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POV (Point of View)

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Who is narrating the story and how it is written.

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Hyperbole

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Gross exaggeration