Literary Terms - U5 Change L3

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

• genre

• fiction

• literature

• myth

a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

• genre

• fiction

• literature

• myth

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

• genre

• fiction

• literature

• myth

literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people

• genre

• fiction

• literature

• myth

the way in which words are organized together

• hero

• quest

• journey

• syntax

a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities

• hero

• quest

• journey

• syntax

a long search for something

• hero

• quest

• journey

• syntax

an act of traveling from one place to another.

• hero

• quest

• journey

• syntax

he formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• onmatopoeia

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• onmatopoeia