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| characterization | the techniques a writer uses to create a character |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces ex: man vs. nature |
| dialect | a form of language spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people |
| figurative language | expressions that are not literally (word-for-word) true |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens |
| mood | the atmosphere, or feeling that a literary work conveys to readers |
| plot | the sequence of related events in a story |
| setting | the time, place, and culture in which a story takes place |
| symbolism | a person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself |
| theme | the meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature in a literary work |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward a subject |
| simile | a comparison of two things that have qualities in common using "like" or "as" |
metaphor, 
| when you say something "IS" something else because they hae the same qualities |
| personification,
| giving human qualities to something not human |
| motivation | the reason a character acts or thinks the way he does |
| point of view | who is telling the story |
| 1st person point of view | when the narrator is a character in the story (uses words like "I" "me" "we") |
| 3rd person point of view | the narrator is not a character in the story, but doesn't know everything that is happening |
| protagonist | central character or hero in a story |
| antagonist | a force working against the main character |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration to create a strong effect |
| resolution/falling action | part of the story where loose ends are tied up |
| climax | the point of highest interest where the conflict is resolved and the outcome of the plot becomes clear (also known as the turning point) |
| rising action | events in a story that move the plot forward (builds suspense) |
| exposition | the part of the story that establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background information |
| imagery | words or figurative language to create sensory impressions, or mental pictures, of objects, feelings, sounds, or smells. |
| symbol/symbolism | a person, object, image, or word that stands for something beyond itself |
| hyperbole | exaggeration to create a strong effect |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate the sound it describes |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| rhyme | repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| end rhyme | when rhyming words are at the end of lines in a poem |
| internal rhyme | when rhyming occurs within a single line of a poem |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem. Each line is assigned a letter of the alphabet. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter. |
| rhythm | the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. |
| stanza | two or more consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem |
| free verse | poetry that lacks established patterns of meter, rhyme, and stanza |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the character, subject, or reader of a literary work |
| repetition | a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis |
| speaker | the voice that talks to the reader in a poem, like the narrator in a story |
