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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Literary Terms small medium large 1. simile - comparing 2 things using like or as ex. Jeff is as sly as a fox. 2. metaphor - comparing 2 things not using like or as ex. Sue is a rock. 3. onomatopoeia - sound words ex. pop, buzz, bang, zoom, sizzle 4. hyphenated word - two words connected with a dash ex. red-hot, blue-green 5. interjection- words that show strong feelings ex. Oh my!, Wow!, Yes! 6. colon: used when a series or list of items is to follow ex. Things for lunch: pears, pickles, peaches, and bananas 7. setting - the times and places where a story happens ex. I arrived at Vance Middle School at 7:00. 8. list or series - several items in a row separated by a comma ex. I ate eggs, bacon, cereal, and juice for breakfast. 9. semi-colon - (;) used to join two simple sentences ex. Lola ran to the track; she then returned home. 10. infinitive - to with a verb following ex. to play, to shop, to run 11. infinitive phrase - to with a verb and the other words around it ex. to play volleyball 12. foreign words or phrases - words or phrases in another language ex. hasta la vista - See you later. (Spanish) ex. a la mode - with ice cream (French) ex. carpe diem - seize the day (Latin) ex. c'est la vie - such is life ( French) ex. e pluribus unum - of many, more than one (Latin) ex. creme de la creme - best of the best (French) ex. bon appetit - eat well, good appetite (French_ 13. personification - human characteristics are given to an object ex. The sun smiled warmly on my face. 14. alliteration - repeating initial consonant letters or groups of letters/ sounds ex. Shelly sells seashells by the seashore. 15. theme- main idea/point the author wants to make ex. In Nothing But the Truth, one of the themes is honest communication and how important it is. 16. plot - sequence of events; how the story unfolds ex. beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, ending 17. motif - something that is repeating or reoccuring and has hidden meaning ex. castle in Beauty and the Beast 18. appositive - now next to another noun to identify it or add more information ex. Bubby, the gold fish, swims in a fish bowl. Commas are used to set off an appositive if it is just extra information. No commas if the information is essential to the meaning of the sentence. 19. transitions - helps the flow of the paper and connects ideas ex. however, therefore, first, next, lastly, finally, since, as a result of, additionally, certainly, similarly, specifically, on the other hand, never the less, in conclusion, on the contrary 20. protagonist - the main character in a story; can be human or animal 21. antagonist - the person or force who is against the protagonist 22. pronoun antecedent - the noun or nouns the pronoun refers to; comes before the pronoun. 23. hyperbole - extreme exaggeration; I am so hungry I could eat a bear! 24. alllusion - refers back to a work of art, a piece of literature, etc. ex: He had the Midas touch. She looked like the Mona Lisa. 25. assonance - repitition of vowel sounds ex: the silken sa uncertain rustling of the purple curtain 26. flashback - interrupting a narrative to give previous information 27. irony - saving one thing, but something else happening ex: We don't have many candidates (We actually have a lot!) 28. smybolism - an object that represents an idea ex: bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, flag for freedom Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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