Grupo: 60
Literary Terms
Idiom
Definition: Is a word or a phrase that is not
taken literary.
Example: “Every cloud has its silver lining
but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.”
Imagery
Definition: Sensory creation of images using
the 5 senses.
Example: The juicy and delicious flavor of
that orange juice is perfect for my taste.
Juxtaposition
Definition: is a literary technique in which
two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side
in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and
contrasts.
Example: A butler spends his days in a
beautiful mansion dressed with a suit, but returns home to a closet-sized
apartment in a rundown part of town.
Maxim
Definition: A literary device, maxim is a
simple and memorable line, quote or rule for taking action and leading a good
life. It is a thought with moralistic values that intends to motivate
individuals.
Example: It’s better to be safe than sorry.
Metonymy
Definition: Talk about a part representing the
whole.
Example: The iron cell where the thief was
found is extremely small.
Onomatopoeia
Definition: The imitation of natural sounds of
a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described.
Example: Somebody was knocking at the door
like knock knock knooooooock.
Parallelism
Definition: Is the use of components in a
sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction,
sound, meaning or meter.
Example: Easy come, easy go.
Propaganda
Definition: Propaganda is spreading of rumors,
false or correct information, or an idea in order to influence the public
opinion for or against one idea or another.
Example: “My enemy is a drug addict.” Was a
name-calling as propaganda.
Inference
Definition: Is a literary device where logical
deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true.
Example: Pollution is a global problem due to
the greenhouse effect that is affecting
all of the continents.
Innuendo
Definition: It's an indirect or a subtle
observation about a thing or a person. Is a comment which taken literally is
considered innocent, but taken indirectly is found to be a hidden insult, rude
comment, or a dirty joke.
Example: I’ve found a way to get some “extra
help” on the test. (Cheating).
Legend
Definition: Is a narrative that lies somewhere
between myth and historical fact and which, is about a particular figure or
person.
Example: King Arthur was the British leader
who was leading Britain army against the invaders in the 5th and 6th centuries.
Meter
Definition: is a stressed and unstressed
syllabic pattern in a verse or within the lines of a poem.
Example: iambic pentameter.
If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.
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