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| the action of the story (what happens) |
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| time, location, and general environment of a story |
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| the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story |
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| a problem or struggle between opposing forces |
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| a series of events that builds from the conflict |
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| the high point (most exciting/emotional part) of the story |
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| the events after the climax which close the story |
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| rounds out and concludes the action of the story |
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| the way authors give information about characters |
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| person or animal in a story |
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| character or force working against the main character |
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| character who remains the same |
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| character who changes in some important way |
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| main point/message about life |
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| author's attitude (stated or implied) toward a subject |
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| feelings evoked in a story |
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| when objects or actions signify more than themselves |
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| the difference between what is expected and what actually happens |
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| the use of words to suggest meanings beyond the literal |
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| a comparison of two unlike objects using the words "like" or "as" |
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| a comparison of two unlike objects (NOT using "like" or "as") |
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| giving human characteristics or actions to nonhuman objects |
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| descriptive language that appeals to the five senses |
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| angle from which the story is told (who is telling the story) |
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| first person point of view |
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| story is told by a character |
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| third person point of view |
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| story is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story |
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| narrator is a detached observer - reports on what is seen |
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| narrator knows the thoughts of one character |
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| narrator knows all characters' thoughts and feelings |
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| a group of lines in a poem |
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| the arrangement of stressed and unstressed sounds |
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| the repetition of syllable sounds |
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| repetition of consonant sounds |
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| repetition of vowel sounds |
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| words used to imitate sounds |
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