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| alliteration | the repetition of a consonant sound in a group of words, especially in poetry |
| climax | the point in the story at which conflict is confronted |
| dialect | form of a language spoken in a certain region or by a certain group of people that differs from the standard form of that language |
| contrast | tell how things are different |
| effect | what happens as the result of a cause |
| fable | a story, usually with animal characters, that is written to teach a moral, or lesson |
| flashback | an interruption in the sequence of events of a narrative to include an event that happened earlier |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues about what will happen later in a story |
| generalize | make a broad statement or rule after examining particular facts |
| motive | the reason a character in a narrative does or says something |
| plot | a series of related events at the beginning, middle, and end of a story; the action of a story |
| symbolism | the use of one thing to suggest something else; often the use of something concrete to stand for abstract ideas |
