Literary Terms
Onomatopoeia
• Words that sound just how you say them.
• Ex:
• Splash!
• BOOM!!
Hyperbole
• An exaggeration
• Ex:
• Its raining cats & dogs.
• I think my heart is going to pop out!!
Analogy
• Sayings…
• Ex:
• He is the apple of my eye.
• Life is like a box of chocolates you never
know that your going to get.
Simile
• A comparison using “like”” or “as”
• Ex:
• Her checks are as pink as a rose.
• She is pretty as a red rose.
Alliteration
• The repetition of the first word in most of the
letters in the sentence.
• Ex:
• Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.
• The sea looked so pretty when the sun came
out.
Paradox
Metaphor
• Direct sentence.
• Ex:
• Anthony is weird.
• Norma is Funny.
Imagery
• To make the sentence realistic in your mind.
• Ex:
• The cake made a smoke of good smells.
Rhyme
• When words sound alike.
• Ex:
• Dime/time
• Rose/dose
Personification
• When you give something non-human
human personalities.
• Ex:
• The sun smiled at me.
• The moon looked at me while I lied on the
grass.
Antagonist
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Protagonist
Foreshadowing
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