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| flashback | a jump back in time |
| foreshadowing | hints and clues of a future event in the story |
| symbolism | a person, place, event, or object used to represent something else |
| irony | the actual result of a sequence of events is different from what is expected |
| alliteration | a repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words |
| alliteration | example: beautiful buttery bagels |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration |
| hyperbole | example:mile-high ice cream cones |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| simile | example: cheeks like roses |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things (not using like or as) |
| metaphor | example: "The friendship was a dandelion gone to seed." |
| personification | giving an animal,object, or thing human qualities |
| personification | example:"Summer grass aches and whispers." |
| theme (one of the five EoF) | the author's message |
| theme | example: Feeling sorry for yourself is a useless activity. |
| foreshadowing of the tornado | example: Brian sees a lane of downed trees in the forest. |
| hyperbole | example: The sun baked the top of his bald head. |
| third person limited omniscient narrator | Someone outside the action is telling the story from one character's perspective. |
| setting (one of the five EoF) | the where and when of the action |
| first person narrator | A character in the story is telling the tale. |
| character vs. nature conflict | A character battles with a natural occurence like a tornado, a snow storm, a hurricane, etc. |
| character vs. character conflict | One character has a conflict with another in the story. |
| character vs. society conflict | A character battles the customs or laws of a society. |
| irony | example: a fire station burns down |
| the five elements of fiction | character, setting, point of view, theme, and plot |
| climax (plot) | the high point of the tension of the novel |
| exposition (plot) | the beginning part of the plot where characters, setting, and a hint of conflict are revealed |
| resolution (plot) | the solution to the conflict |
| dynamic character | a character who changes (dynamite) |
| static character | a character who stays the same |
| protagonist | the leading or principal figure in a work of fiction otherwise known as the main character |
| antagonist | the principal character that opposes the main character (ex: Voldemort) |
| onomatopoeia | example: snap, crackle, pop |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer |
| palindrome | example: civic; pop; dad; mom; tot |
| narrative hook | it captures the reader's attention - makes him want to read on |
| humor | breaks the tension |
| repetition | the repeat of words, phrases, symbols, etc. to emphasize the importance of something |
| contrast | used to emphasize change in a plot, setting, or character |
| character vs. self | a character struggles with himself and has difficulty making the right decision |
| a.Writer tells what the characters do. b. Writer tells what the character says, thinks, and feels. c. Writer tells what the characters think about each other. d. Writer tells you directly. | Name four ways characterization is revealed. |
| exposition | What is the beginning part of the plot where setting, characters, and a hint of the conflict yet to come are revealed? |
| conflict | What drives the plot forward? |
| complication | -an attempt a character makes to resolve a problem goes wrong and makes the problem worse |
