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| alliteration | the repetition of the same or very similar beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration used for emphasizing a point |
| idiom | an ordinary expression that is made up of words that have meanings other than their literal definitions |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing; no “like” or “as” used |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning |
| personification | giving human characteristics, qualities, or actions to something that is not human |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using “like”, “as”, or “than” |
| autobiography | the story of a person’s life, written or told by that person |
| biography | the story of a real person’s life, written or told by another person |
| drama | a story written to be acted in front of an audience; a play |
| fiction | a written account that is made up rather than true |
| main idea | the most important idea expressed in a piece of writing |
| narrative | a spoken or written account of connected events; a story |
| nonfiction | prose writing that deals with real people, events, and places without changing any facts |
| plagiarism | taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as your own |
| poetry | a kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery to appeal to emotions and imagination |
| prose | any writing that is not poetry |
| stanza | in a poem, a group of lines that form a unit |
| character | a person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work |
| climax | the highest point of action in a story’s plot |
| conflict | a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces |
| plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| setting | the time and place of a story, a poem, or a play; when and where |
| solution | how the story ends; how the conflict is solved; resolution |
| theme | a truth about life revealed in a work of literature; author’s message |
| bias | prejudice in favor of/against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters |
| flashback | a scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a past event |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, & smell |
| inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning; similar to drawing a conclusion |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected and what really happens |
| mood | the overall emotion created by a work of literature |
| point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told |
| symbol | a person, a place, a thing, or an event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself as well |
| adjective | a word that describes a noun or a pronoun |
| adverb | a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or an adverb |
| conjunction | a word that connects other words or groups of words |
| interjection | a word/phrase that shows strong emotion |
| noun | a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea |
| preposition | a word that shows position, direction, or relationship |
| pronoun | a word that is used in place of a noun |
| verb | a word that shows action or state of being |
| declarative | a sentence that makes a statement |
| exclamatory | a sentence that shows strong feeling/emotion |
| imperative | a sentence that gives a command |
| interrogative | a sentence that asks a question |
| paragraph | a group of sentences that work together to address a common topic |
| predicate | the part of the sentence that says what the subject is doing; a verb |
| subject | the part of the sentence that says who/what the sentence is about; a noun or pronoun |
