Literary Terms For Fall English

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symbol

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Symbol is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

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metaphor

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Metaphor comparison of two unlike things using the verb "to be" and not using like or as as in a simile.

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personification

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Personification is giving human qualities to animals or object

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allegory

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Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.

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irony

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Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.
Three kinds of irony:

1. verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.
2. dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.
3. irony of situation is a discrepency between the expected result and actual results.

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allusion

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Allusion is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art. Casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.
An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.