Literary Terms Review 3

“I’m as hungry as a wolf,” or “My love is like a rose.”

The central idea of a work.

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject, it could be pessimistic, optimistic, or angry.

A __________is a restatement of an author’s original ideas into your own words.  

The use of one things to represent another.  For example, a dove is a symbol of peace.

“The young bird’s white, feathered wings flutter as he made his way across the nighttime sky.”

is repeated beginning sounds.

The main character of a novel, play, or story.

A section of poetry separated from the sections before and after it; a verse “paragraph.”

It’s raining outside and you say, “What a beautiful day.”

Sometimes snakes slithered past.

“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.”

A work that makes fun of something or someone.

Language that conveys a certain ideas by saying just the opposite.

is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities

A major character who opposes the protagonist in a story or play.

A huge exaggeration.

Language appealing to the sense of sight, taste, smell, hearing, or touch) to evoke a picture

“Dan’s the funniest guy on the planet!” or “That baseball card is worth a zillion dollars!”

The sparkle of the dewdrops on the grass. The sweet taste of the chocolate

“The flames reached for the child hovering in the corner.”

Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just the opposite

Never ask of money spent Where the spender thinks it went. Nobody was ever meant.

A reference to something or someone often literary.

A story that illustrates a moral often using animals as the character.

A story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas.

he arrow whistled in the still air. The soldiers snapped to attention.

“He’s a rock” or “I am an island.”

A theme or pattern that recurs in a work.

The emotional atmosphere of a given piece of writing.

 These are words that make sounds in such words as "buzz," "crash," "whirr," "boom.“

The repetition of vowel sounds as in “Days wane away.”

is repeated sounds in word endings.