Literary Concepts Flashcard

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What is a genre?

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A style of literature.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses metaphors and similes.

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What is a lyric?

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A type of poetry that expresses ideas or emotions.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptions that use the senses.

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What is hyperbole?

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A form of exaggeration.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a literary work.