Close Reading Terms
By: Gabi, Anna, Lauren, Mackenzie
Allusion
Definition: Figure of speech that makes a reference to a person, place or thing.
Example: "This place looks like the Garden of Eden." -Bible
Literary or Figurative: Literary
Antagonist
Definition: A person who opposes or is hostile to someone or something.
Example: The Grinch.
Literary or Figurative: Literary
Apostrophe
Definition: Addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present
Example: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky." (Imaginary Idea)
Literary or Figurative: Literary
Archetype
Definition: Typical example of certain person or thing.
Example: "This movie is a perfect example of archetype of the genre."
Literary or Figurative: Literary
Assonance
Definition: Repetition of the sound of a vowel
Example: Dipthong
Literary or Figurative: Figuriative
Characterzation
Definition: How the person is described.
Example: "She wore a blue silky dress, with her long hair coming just above her waist, and her big brown eyes shimmering in the sunlight."
Literary or Figurative: Literary