EOG Literary Terms

repeating of beginning consonant sounds; Peter Piper

narrator is a character so I know his thoughts; uses "I" or "we"

What is figurative language/literary devices?

exact opposite happens; The firehouse burned down.

sequence of events

writer's attitude about his subject

feeling of a text

suggest

comparison without using like or as

imagery

central idea

generalization

show

without opinion words

giving human traits to an object; The flowers danced.

word or phrase near an unknown word that helps you determine its meaning

denotation

exaggeration; I've told you a million times!

conflict

point of view

life message without characters or plot

time and place of a story

educated guess based on text clues and experience

opposite

adds a musical effect or rhythm to the poem

connotation

hints about where the plot is headed

topic + big main ideas of entire text without opinion words

statement that the author is trying to prove true with evidence

Narrator tells story—uses “he”, “she”; Limited = one; Omniscient = all

talks directly to reader so that the reader is involved—uses “you”

alike, same

comparison between two things using like or as; Bob eats like a pig at lunch.

compare/contrast

group of lines in poetry