terms we'll need to know

LITERARY TERMS & TECHNIQUES
Alliteration: Style device in which several words begin with the same consonant sound and stress (example: a better butter)
Allusion: A reference to something the author thinks the reader should know
Anthropomorphism: Attribution of human qualities to an inanimate object 

Characterization: Representation of a character in literature through direct characterization (literal description) and/or indirect characterization (dialogue, action, or responses of other characters) (NOTE: you will need to be able to tell the difference between direct and indirect characterization) 
Connotation: Suggested or implied meaning (example: We understand the word cool to mean acceptable or desirable.)

Denotation: Explicit or direct meaning (example: We understand the word cool to mean not quite cold, but not warm either) 

Diction: The words an author chooses (may be described as formal, colloquial, etc.)

Mood: The way a text makes the reader feel 
Myth: A traditional story designed to explain a worldview and/or something we don't understand
Personification: The embodiment of an idea 
(example: He was the personification of stubbornness.  NOTE: this is often confused with anthropomorphism, so beware; I will ask you to know/explain the difference on the test.)

Symbolism: The practice of intentionally representing ideas with objects  
Syntax: The way an author arranges words for grammatical correctness and/or to convey meaning 
Theme: Central message of a text 
Tone: The author's attitude toward the subject, the character/s, or the audience
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