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| The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word |
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| Using literary techniques to reveal the nature of the character |
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| The high point of interest or suspense in the story |
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A struggle between two opposing forces:
Internal- man against himself
External-Man vs Man |
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| Conversation between two or more characters |
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| Short nonfiction work that deals with one subject, often in a personal way |
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| Language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meanings of words |
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| A part in the story in which a character tells and describes a story about the past |
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| Hinting about something that has not yet happened, but will eventually occur |
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| An exaggeration used for emphasis |
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| A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
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| A direct comparison between two unlike things that have something in common |
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| The feeling created by a literary work |
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| A lesson taught from a story, a guideline for living |
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| A traditional story which involves a superhero pr an unbelievable event |
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| Any writing that tells a story, it may be fiction or nonfiction |
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| Writing that is factual about real people,places,and events |
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| The use of words to imitate a sound |
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| The technique of repeating a grammatical pattern in a sentence |
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| Giving human qualities to an object, animal or idea |
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| The sequence of events on a story |
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The perspective form which a story is told
First person: Using I,Me,and we
Third person: Using He or She |
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| Fiction or nonfiction writing which is written in paragraph form |
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| The point at which the conflict ends |
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| Rising and Falling action |
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| Building of a short story to its highest point of interest after which the conflict is resolved and the action falls off to the end |
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| Words and images that appeal to the five senses of taste,touch,sight,hearing, and smell |
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| The time and place the story occurs |
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| A comparison of unlike things using the words like or as |
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| A belief that certain characters types have common characteristics |
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| The main idea of a literary work |
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| The writer's attitude toward a subject |
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