Literary Terms Review

Literary Terms Review

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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1.

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Foreshadowing

Back

Hints of what is to come later in the story.

2.

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Hyperbole

Back

Deliberate exaggeration used to heighten effect.

3.

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Front

Plot

Back

The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, presented in a sequence.

4.

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Front

Theme

Back

Central idea or ideas of a work of fiction or nonfiction.

5.

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Front

Conflict

Back

A struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal (Man vs Himself) or external (Man vs Man, Man vs Nature).

6.

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Front

Metaphor

Back

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

7.

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Front

Simile

Back

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

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