LITERARY TERMS

1. ALLITERATION

• A figure of speech alliteration a figure of speech that repeats the same initial sound in tow or more nearby words in
• Poetry or prose

2. HYPERBOLE

• A figure of speech that exaggerates or overstates for dramatic effect.

3. METAPHOR

• METAPHOR A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH AN INDIRECT COMPARISON IS MADE. USUALLY,
• the comparison is made using a "to be" verb.

4. SIMILE

• A figure of speech in which a direct comparison is made using like or as.

5. IMAGERY

• Words or phrases, sensory details, a writer uses to represent objects, feelings, actions, or idea to
• Appeal to our senses.

6. TONE

• A writer's attitude toward the subject.

7. PERSONIFICATION

• A figure of speech that embodies an inanimate object with human
• characteristics

8. CHARACTERIZATION

• Methods a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary
• work.

9. CONFLICT

• The struggle between two apposing forces.

10. DIALOGUE

• A conversation between characters.