lit test

simile

a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"

metaphor

a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things

personification

a figure of speech that gives human traits to non human things

alliteration

repetition of the same initial consonant sound

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

onomatopoeia

words that imitate sounds

imagery

description appeal to the five senses

symbolism

using symbols to repersent ideas

irony

when the opposite of what is expected happens

foreshadowing

warnings early in a story about events that will happen later

flashback

scene of past events.

dialogue

a conversation between two or more people

tone

the authors attitude towards the audience or subject

mood

the feeling the reader experiences

allegory

a story with two meanings a surface one and a deeper symlbolic one

allusion

a reference to anthor persons work

oxymoron

two opposite words put together

pun

a play on words

repetition

repeating words or phrases for emphasis