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Literary Terms

Literary Terms are a crucial, but sometimes difficult, group of devices to master. Most of the words are not complex, the ideas may be. But don't worry- this is where language comes alive!  Who wants to miss the sarcasm or symbols? That is the whole point! For you to grow as a reader, writer, and thinker, it is imperative that you can not just know a definition, but the concept that it refers to and be able to locate that in a passage, video, discussion, etc. Then- use it yourself. This doesn't not mean- "I found a passage with onomatopoeia." It means, "When the author used the the phrase 'the bee buzzed in the lazy morning' she used onomatopoeia to help the reader enter the setting of the poem." Here is a head start! Save the terms and definitions then add your own examples. :)

Literary Terms Book