| A | B |
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| onomatopoeia | A word that imitates a noise or an action. |
| personification | Writing that gives non human objects human traits. |
| simile | Comparing two unlike things using the connecting words like or as. |
| metaphor | Comparing two unlike things without using the connecting words like or as. |
| alliteration | The repeating of beginning consonant sounds. |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration for effect. |
| idiom | A phrase in which the meaning of the group of words must be taken together. Ex: Cat got your tongue? |
| dialogue | A conversation between two or more characters. |
| description | An account that presents a picture to a person who reads or hears the account. |
| graphics | A picture, map, or graph used for an illustration or demonstration. |
| plot | The events that happen in a story. |
| conflict | A clash between hostile or opposing ideas, interests, or persons. |
| rising action | The steps the character takes to solve a problem. |
| climax | The conflict reaches a turning point. It is usually the highest point of action. |
| characters | People and animals that participate in the action of a story. |
| falling action | The events after the climax which close the story. |
| conclusion/resolution | The ending of the story. |
| protagonist | The main character in the story. |
| antagonist | The character or force that opposes the protagonist. |
| setting | The time and place in which the action of a story occurs. |
