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| Flashback | A look back at previous events in a story |
| Pseudonym | A name used by an author when publishing his/her writings |
| Biography | An account of a person's life written by another person |
| Climax | The turning point of the story |
| Irony | A surprise ending, or the opposite of what is expected |
| Antagonist | The character in a story who creates the problem or conflict |
| Plot | The series of events in a story |
| Narrator | The person who tells the story |
| Setting | The time and place of a story |
| Theme | The main idea of a literary work |
| Simile | A comparison of two unlike objects or people using like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | Words whose sounds suggest their meaning |
| Personification | Giving human qualitites to an animal, object or idea |
| Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces |
| Protagonist | The central characterin a story, play or novel |
| Voice | A writer's unique style of expression |
| Foreshadowing | Hints given by the author on events to come |
| Acronym | A new word formed by the initials of other words |
| Prose | The ordinary form of written or spoken language |
| Genre | A type or catergory of literature |
| Metaphor | A comparison of 2 things that have quality in common |
| Alliteration | The repetition of sounds or a letter at the beginning of words |
| Allusion | Reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature |
| Autobiography | Nonfiction writing where a person tells the story of his/her own life |
| Anecdote | A short entertaining account about a person or an event |
| Dialogue | A conversation between two or more characters |
| Denouement | The falling action in a story |
