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Literary Terms
These should be review. If not, you'll need to know and use them throughout the year.
Here are the literary terms you should be familiar with. If any are unfamiliar, use the link below to look them up.
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Analogy
Anaphora
Antithesis
Aphorism
Apostrophe/Authorial Intrusion
Characterization
Conflict
Connotation
Denotation
Diction
Foil
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
Motif
Mood
Paradox
Personification
Point of View
Plot
Prologue
Setting
Simile
Symbol
Syntax
Theme
Tone
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