Literary Terms 101 With Marissa | Metaphor, Similes, Character Foils & More

The Book Jar Podcast

It's time to go back to school! And, what better way to celebrate school than with a test? In this episode, Marissa and Megan review literary terms. Or rather, Marissa quizzes Megan on this terminology while putting her friendship at risk. From metaphor and simile to allusions and character foils, Marissa puts on her teaching hat to share the top literary terms every reader should know -- or learn!

As usual, the two readers start by reviewing their most recent reads and finish by discussing their upcoming reads. They also draw their next topic from the Book Jar.

Expect us to discuss:

• The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
• White Horse, Black Nights by Evie Marceau
• Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Without Words by Ellen O'Connell
• Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe by Emma Törzs
• Silver Wings, Golden Games by Evie Marceau
• Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald

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00:00 Cold Open
0:32 Intro
1:28 Recent Reads
1:37 White Horse, Black Nights
2:54 Siren Queen
3:18 Sky in the Deep
4:09 The Gathering Storm
5:45 ACOTAR
7:03 Without Words
12:48 Literary 101
13:54 Easy Vocab
25:18 Harder Vocab
29:12 Metaphors & Similes
37:28 Even Harder Vocab
40:39 Isn't It Ironic?
57:50 Megan's Score
59:27 Drawing the Next Topic
1:00:17 Current & Upcoming Reads
1:02:17 Outro & Socials
1:04:31 After the Pod