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| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| allusion | refer to someone, thing, or event known from history, literature, religion, etc. |
| antagonist | the character who opposes the protagonist - usually causes trouble |
| climax | the highest point of action in the conflict |
| conflict | the central tension and drama in the story |
| dialogue | the actual words the speaker speaks |
| diction | the author's choice of words |
| direct characterization | tells directly about a character through character description |
| drama | stroy told in action by a character using dialogue |
| dynamic character | character who changes by the story's end |
| exposition | introduction to story including background material about characters, setting, and situation |
| falling action | follows the climax and leads to the resolution; where the action dies down |
| flashback | scene which flashes back to tell what happened earlier |
| foreshadow | a writer's technique that gives the reader clues about events that will happen later |
| imagery | uses of details to describe one thing in terms of another and appealing to the five senses |
| indirect characterization | reader must draw conclusions about a character through other's thoughts or words |
| irony | when the intended meaning is opposite from what is actually happens |
| dramatic irony | the readers (audience) know more than the characters |
| mood | the overall feeling created by an author's choice of words |
| nonfiction | a true story: one that is not false |
| plot | the storyline or "what happens" |
| protagonist | the central character |
| in medias res | beginning in the middle of the story |
| simile | comparison using as, like , or than |
| metaphor | comparison without using as or like |
| deus ex machina | a forced happy ending by intervention from outside |
| point of view | the viewpoint from which the story is told |
