Odyssey Literary Terms to Know

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Comparison without 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor

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Details targeting the 5 senses

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Imagery

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Emotional meaning of a word

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Connotation

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Re-telling past events in a story

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Flashback

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Audience knows more than characters

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Dramatic Irony

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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Hints about the future

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Foreshadowing

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Same beginning sounds in words

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Alliteration

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Emotion or mood of the story

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Tone

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When and where a story takes place

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Setting