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| plot | the series of events that make up a story |
| genre | a type of literature that a particular book fits into, such as poetry, nonfiction |
| chronological order | To put things in the order that they happened. |
| protaganist | the main character or hero in a story |
| theme | the moral or lesson that an author hopes to get across in his or her writing |
| conflict | the major problem in a work of literaure |
| myth | a traditional story about the origins of the world. Some myths explain how things |
| motive | The character’s reason for their behaviors. |
| pov | the perspectives from which a story is told (1st, 3rd ) |
| characterization | Consists of all of the techniques writers use to create and develop a character. For example: physical characteristics; thoughts/speech/actions; and a character’s nature. |
| onomatopoeia | words used to imitate sounds, example crack, slurp |
| simile | a comparison of two things that share something in common that uses "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things that share something in common. Don't use use like or as |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea |
| alliteration | repetition of a consonant sounds at the beginning of a series of words |
| rhyme | the repetition of similar sounds at the end of words |
| dynamic character | a character is changes throughout the book |
| flashback | a conversation, episode or event that happened before the beginning of a story. |
| suspense | a feeling of growing tension and excitement that makes a reader curious about the outcome of a story |
| foreshadowing | hints about events that will happen later on in a story |
| hyperbole | exaggeration used for humor or to make a point |
