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| dialogue | the conversation among characters in a story |
| requiem | a prayer for the dead; a work that has been written in honor of the dead |
| rhyme scheme | a pattern of end rhymes in a poem |
| end rhyme | when 2 or more words at the ends of lines rhyme |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of closely-related words |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that makes an implied comparison between 2 unlike things |
| simile | a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| theme | the main idea of a literary work |
| fiction | writing that is imaginative and designed to entertain |
| historical fiction | writing that draws on factual events of history |
| third person omniscient | an outsider tells the story and knows all events, and all characters' thoughts and feelings |
| expressionistic drama | a play that seems realistic but changes some elements for dramatic effect |
| characterization | the way a writer develops characters by revealing personality traits |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| autobiography | a person's life story, written by that person |
| animal imagery | a literary device that uses animal-like descriptions to tell about a person |
| first person | a point of view where the narrator is also a character |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues that an author gives about something that will happen later in the story |
| idiom | a phrase that has a different meaning than its words really mean |
| prose | all writing that is not poetry |
| short story | a brief work of fiction that can be read in one sitting |
| irony | the difference between what is expected to happen and what does happen |
| subtitle | a second, less important title under the first that gives more information about the writing |
| nonfiction | writing about real people and events |
