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| Allusion | a reference to a well known work of literature |
| Anecdote | a brief story told to entertain or to make a point |
| Author's Purpose | wrtie for any of four main purposes- to entertain, to inform, to express, opinions, and to persuade. |
| Chronological order | the prgession of the events in the order in which they occur in time is called chronological order to time order. |
| Climax | tge rurning point in the plot of literary work. It may occur b/c of a decision the main character reaches or b/c of a discovery or an event |
| Conflict | the struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of the plot of the story |
| Dialect | the form of a language as it is spoken in a certain place or among a certain group of people |
| Dialogue | a conversation between two or more characters |
| Euphemism | a owrd or phrase that is used instead of more direct |
| Exposition | the part of a plot that provides baskground information. Introduces the story's setting, its conflict, and often its main character or characters |
| Fable | a brief story that is written to teach a lesson about human nature |
| Falling Action | occurs after the climax in a work of fiction or drama and shows the effects of the climax |
| Fantasy | a type of fiction that is highly imaginative and could not really happen |
| Figurative language | language that conveys meaning beyond the literal meaning of the words |
| Flash back | an interruption in the chronological order of events in a story |
| Folk tale | a simple story about humans or animals that has been handed down by word of mouth |
| Foreshadowning | the technique of hinting about an even that iwll occur later in a story |
| Genre | is the term used the distinct types or categories into which literary works are grouped. The four main literary genres are fiction poetry, nonfiction, and drama |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech in which an exaggeration is made for emphasis or humorous effect |
| Idiom | a common phrase or expression that has a different meaning from the actual meaning of the individual words |
| Imagery | refers to words and phrases that appeal to the readers senses. They can appeal to the sense of well, and to the sense of sight |
| Irony | a contrast btween what is expected and what actually exist or happens |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two things that have something in common |
| Mood | the feeling that the writer wants the reader to get from a work of literature |
| Myth | a traditional story that explains how something connected with humans or nature come to be |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal or idea |
| Plot | sequence or actions and events in a literal work |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told |
| Resolution | the final part of the plot of a story |
| Rising Action | In fiction and drama it forms the second stage in the development of the plot |
| Setting | the time and place which the actions occurs |
| Short story | a work of fictions that can be used in the sitting |
| Simile | a comparison of two things using the word like or as |
| Tone | the tome of a work of literature reflects the writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
