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| literal meaning | This is the actual meaning of a word or a phrase. |
| figurative meaning | This is the the symbolic meaning of a word, NOT the actual meaning. |
| connotation | This is an idea, meaning, or feeling associated with a word. |
| denotation | This is the literal meaning of a word as it would be defined in the dictionary. |
| repetition | This is when a word is used more than once. |
| rhyme | This occurs when there is a repetition of sound at the ends of word. |
| rhythm | This is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. |
| stanza | This is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. (It's like a paragraph for poetry.) |
| main character | This is a character in a story who has a strong effect on the plot. |
| minor character | This is a character in a story who has little effect on the plot. |
| imagery | This is language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. |
| dialogue | This is the conversation between characters. |
| plot | This is the series of events in a story. It consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. |
| setting | This describes when and where a story takes place. |
| external conflict | This involves a character who struggles against a force outside of himself or herself: person -vs - nature, person -vs- person, person -vs- society, etc. |
| internal conflict | This is a struggle within a character: person -vs- self. |
