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Literary Terms Ms. Wages8th Grade RELA1Do you know these terms?PersonificationIronySimileMetaphorIdiomHyperboleOxymoronOnomatopoeiaSymbolismImagery

FlashbackForeshadowingAllusionAlliterationAssonanceConsonance

2PersonificationWhen human-like qualities are given to animals or inanimate objects.

Ex. The trees whistled in the windEx. Spongebob

3SimileA comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.

Ex. She was as quiet as a mouse.Ex. Her words were like music.

4MetaphorA comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

Ex. He was a hard stone.

5IronyA contrast between appearance and a reality that is the opposite of what is expected.Ex. The firehouse burns downSituational ironya contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually happens.Dramatic ironythe reader or viewer knows something that a character does not know.Verbal irony-when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing a means another6IdiomAn expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words.

Ex. Its raining cats and dogs.Ex. This is going to be a piece of cake.

7OxymoronWhen two words with opposite meanings are put together to make a phrase

Ex. Its pretty ugly.Ex. She ordered jumbo shrimp for dinner. Ex. The food I put in the freezer now has freezer burn.

8HyperboleAn extreme exaggeration

Ex. Im so hungry I could eat a horse.

9SymbolismWhen something stands for more than itself.It could be an object, animal, person, or situation Ex. The dove and olive branch are symbols for peace.

10OnomatopoeiaWhen a word imitates a sound

BuzzZapMeow

11ImageryWhen the authors words create a picture or image in the readers mind. Imagery usually appeals to the five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell

Ex. She serves me prickly pear on a spiked cactusPat Mora, Madre

12AllusionA reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.Ex. When Ponyboy is talking about his homework, he alludes to the book, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens.

13ForeshadowingWhen a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story. It creates suspense.

Ex. in Star Wars, Episode 2 Obi Wan is quoted, Why do I get the feeling you will be the death of me?" He is later killed by Anakin, whom he is speaking to in the quote.14FlashbackAn interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time in the story. It provides information that help explain a characters current situation.

Ex. In The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton uses flashback to reveal what happened to Johnny and how the others found him. 15AlliterationThe repetition of soundsAssonancethe repetition of vowel soundsConsonancethe repetition of consonant sounds

Ex. Moses smelled roses (assonance)Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers (consonance)16