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| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| author's purpose | writer's reason for writing; it may be to inform, to persuade or to entertain |
| cause and effect | organizational pattern used in writing |
| compare/contrast | organizational pattern used in writing |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces; may be internal or external |
| dramatic irony | reader or viewer knows something that the character doesn't know |
| exposition | early part of the story; usually sets tone, esablishes setting, introduces characters, and gives important background information |
| genre | kind or type; four major types of literature are drama, ficiton, non-ficiton, and poetry |
| inference | educated guess based on facts |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things not using the words like or as |
| narrative poem | poem that tells a story and has all the elements of plot |
| onomatopoeia | sound words; use of words such as buzz whose sound suggests its meaning |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonhumans |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| point-of-view | refers to the method used in narrating a piece of literature; the four types are 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd limited, and 3rd omniscient |
| primary source | first-hand account |
| resolution | conclusion of a plot's conflict and complications; also known as the denouement |
| rhyme | repetition of identical or similar ending sounds in different words |
| rhyme scheme | pattern of end rhyme |
| rising action | firs element of plot in which some complication creates conflict for the character |
| secondary source | accounts of the past created by people who are not first-hand witnesses of the event |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| mood | atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work;setting plays a big role in creating mood |
| simile | comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as |
| situational irony | contrast between what the reader or character expects and what really exists or happens |
| speaker | narrator of a poem |
| theme | main idea in a work of literature; should not be confused with a moral |
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward a subject |
| verbal irony | contrast between the literal meaning of what is said and what is meant |
| static character | character who stays the same throughout the story |
| dynamic character | character who changes or grows as the story unfolds |
| fact | something that can be proven |
| opinion | one's personal beliefs or feelings |
