1. FIGURATIVE LEXICON “Figuring it Out”

2. Figurative and Literal Language Literal: words function exactly as defined Figurative: figure out what it means

3. Literary Terms Alliteration Allusion Connotation Denotation Epiphany Hyperbole Idiom Imagery Irony (Verbal/Sarcasm, Dramatic, Situational)

4. Literary Terms Metaphor Motif Personification Pun Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Repetition Simile Suspense

5. Alliteration Occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound.

6. Allusion Expression that references a person, place or event in order to bring it to mind without clearly naming it.

7. Connotation Something suggested or implied by a word or thing rather than being named or described.

8. Denotation Literal or primary meaning of a word.

9. Epiphany A moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way.

10. Hyperbole Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.

11. Idiom A saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally. Doesn’t “mean” what it says

12. Imagery Formation of mental images.

13. Irony The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Three different types of irony: Verbal Situational Dramatic

14. Verbal Irony/Sarcasm Intentional use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. Examples: “Thanks for the ticket officer you made my day!” “I can’t wait to read the seven hundred page book report.” “Great, someone stained my new dress!”

15. Dramatic Irony It occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of.

16. Situational Irony Involves a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Examples: The fire station burned down. A pilot had a fear of heights. The police station was robbed.

17. Metaphor When you portray a person, place, thing, or action as being something else, even though it is not actually that “something else.” Two things are compared without using “like” or “as.”

18. Motif A motif can be almost anything: an idea, an object, a concept, a character archetype, the weather, a color, or even a statement. Motifs are used to establish a theme or a certain mood; they have a symbolic meaning.

19. Personification Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

20. Pun A form of “word play” in which words have a double meaning.

21. Onomatopoeia A word that “makes” a sound. Examples: SPLAT PING SLAM POP POW

22. Oxymoron When two words are put together that contradict each other. “Opposites ” Examples: Jumbo Shrimp Pretty Ugly Freezer Burn

23. Repetition A literary device that repeats the same word or phrase a few times to make an idea clearer.

24. Simile Comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”

25. Suspense A feeling of growing tension or excitement. Writers create suspense by raising questions in the mind of their readers.