Literary Terms

Using humor, irony, and exaggeration to make fun of a serious problem in society or a person

An extreme exaggeration

Genre of literature that is made but using actual historical setting or historical figures

Genre in which an author tells stories about personal memories, usually about a specific theme

A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea from history, culture, or literature

A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

a model or pattern of character, setting, plot, or symbol used in a variety of literature

A direct comparison of two unlike objects

The author's attitude toward a subject

logic and reasoning appeal in persuasion

Language that doesn't mean exactly what it says

Discrepancy between what is expected vs. what actually happens

The dictionary definition of a word

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

Word choice

Emotional appeals in persuasion

The emotional connection of a words (positive or negative)

authority, credibility, trustworthiness appeal in persuasion

An object in a story that represents some abstract idea

An extended metaphor story where characters, settings, and events symbolism abstract ideas

Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience