Literary Terms

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Inference

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To make a logical guess or assumption based on evidence from a text.

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Point of View

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The vantage point from which a narrative is told.

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Allusion

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A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art.

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Imagery

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Words and phrases that appeal to readers' senses.

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Flashback

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A look back to an earlier event.

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Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Personification

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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Simile

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.