define all of these words
literary text
theme
characters
plot
setting
inference
central idea
objective
summary
connotative meaning
figurative meaning
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
alliteration
rhyme
- Literary text: Written works, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poems, that are considered to have artistic or literary merit.
- Theme: The central idea or underlying message conveyed by a literary work.
- Characters: The individuals who appear in a literary work and play a role in the story or plot.
- Plot: The sequence of events that make up the story in a literary work, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Setting: The time and place in which a literary work takes place.
- Inference: A conclusion or interpretation made by the reader based on clues or evidence provided in the text.
- Central idea: The main point or primary focus of a piece of writing.
- Objective: The purpose or goal of a literary work, often determined by the author's intentions.
- Summary: A brief and succinct overview of the main points or events in a literary work.
- Connotative meaning: The emotional, cultural, or associative significance that a word carries, beyond its literal definition.
- Figurative meaning: Understanding a word or phrase as representing something more than its literal meaning, often using metaphors, similes, or other forms of figurative language.
- Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or dramatic effect.
- Metaphor: A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things without using "like" or "as," often stating that one thing is another.
- Simile: A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things using "like" or "as," highlighting similarities between the two.
- Alliteration: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a sequence of words or phrases.
- Rhyme: The similarity or correspondence of sounds between words or the ending sounds of words, particularly in poetry.