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| words having the same beginning consonant sound |
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| an indirect reference to another famous person, work, event or place |
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| a comparison of two like things; finding a similar relationship between words |
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| the character or force opposing the protagonist in a story; the bad guy |
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| the repetiton of vowel sounds within words |
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| the true story of someone's life, written by that person |
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| an account of a person's life written by another person |
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| words or adjectives that describe a character |
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| a turning point or high point in a story |
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| the problem in the story, when a person or force opposes the protagonist or good guy |
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| a conversation between two or more characters |
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| a style of writing or speaking |
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| events that take place after the climax that lead to the resolution |
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| work that has imaginary elements, a story that is not true |
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| language that is used to convey something other than the literal meaning of the words |
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| a re-creation pf am earlier time in a story |
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| the way a poem appears on a page |
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| clues or hints about something that will happen later in the story |
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| poetry without rhyme or meter |
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| a category of a literary work, such as nonfiction, poetry, historical fiction, or fantasy |
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| a man or woman of distinguished courage or ability admired for his or her brave deeds or noble actions |
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| words designed to appeal to the senses, such as sight, sound, smell, taste or touch |
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| the use of words to convey the opposite of its normal meaning |
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| comparing two things without using like or as |
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| the feeling of the reader created by the work |
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| poetry that tells a story |
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| the character or voice in a story |
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| writing based on fact, something that is true |
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| an extended work of fiction that is more than 100 pages in length |
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| a word that represents a sound |
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| giving an animal or object human characteristics |
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| a series of related events, including setting, characters, climax, conflict and theme |
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| the perspective or way the story is told |
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| the character the audience identifies with, the good guy |
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| the conclusion of the story |
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| the building up of suspense to the climax |
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| the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem, indicated by using new letters for each rhyme |
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| the time, place, and location of a story |
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| comparing two unlike things using like or as |
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| a grouping of lines or a paragraph in a poem |
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| the reader anticipating and showing concern for an event, the building up of concern |
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| an idea which stands for itself and for something else |
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| a fundamental idea explored in a literary work, reveals a truth about life |
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| the author's attitude about a subject |
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