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Context clues

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Words and phrases in a sentence which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

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Juxtapose

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Place side by side to compare and contrast

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Characterization

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The authors expression of a characters personality through action, dialogue, etc…

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Character development

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A characters progress and growth through a story

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Static characters

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A character that doesn’t change throughout the story (minor, flat)

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Dynamic characters

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A character that changes throughout the story (round, main)

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Protagonist

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Main character

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Antagonist

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Character or force against the protagonist

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Theme

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A common thread emphasized in writing

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Setting

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A time, place, physical details in which a situation occurs.

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Setting aspects

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Mental (culture, time period)
Or physical (weather)
Or geographic (mountains)
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Imagery

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Words and details that appeal to the five senses

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Mood

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An atmosphere that creates a certain emotion or feeling for the author

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Dramatic irony

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When the reader knows something that the character doesn’t

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Sarcastic irony

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Say one thing but mean another

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Situational irony

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An outcome of events contrary to what was or might have been expected

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Internal conflict

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A struggle within a character and will usually grow from it

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External conflict

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A struggle between a character and outside force

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Exposition

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Setting the scene

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Inciting incident

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Something that begins the action (the complication)

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Rising action

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The story builds and gets more exciting

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Climax

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The moment of greatest tension in the story and leads to the falling action

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Falling action

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Events that happen because of the climax and means the story will soon end

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Chronological

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The key events are presented as they occur

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Flashback

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Present past events during current events

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Resolution

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The central character closes and solves the main problem or it may be unresolved

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Foreshadowing

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The author hints towards what is going to come later in the story

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Perspective

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An opinion or judgement or the way in which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)

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First person

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Main character describes experiences, etc

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Second person

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Most common in poetry and referred to as “you”

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Third person omniscient

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The narrator is all knowing and moves from one character to another to describe their feelings

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Third person limited

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The narrator focuses on one or maybe two characters throughout the book

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Symbol

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A person, place, or object that has concrete meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself

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Allusion

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A reference to something in previous literature

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Simile

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Comparing two unalike things using like or as

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Metaphor

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Comparison of two unalike objects

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor that is extended and developed over several lines through a poem or piece

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Personification

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Giving inanimate objects human like qualities

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Tone

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The attitude of an author towards his or her subject matter

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Denotation

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Explicit or direct meaning of a word

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Connotation

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The associated or secondary meaning of a word

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Diction

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Word choice

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Syntax

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Sentence structure

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Hyperbole

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Obvious exaggeration not mean to be taken literally

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Understatement

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Making something seem as less than it really is

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Allegory

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A narrative that serves as an extended metaphor

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Onomatopoeia

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Sound words

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Anaphora

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Repetition of words or phrases

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Parallel

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The repetition of sentence structure or phrasing

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Alliteration consonance

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repetition of consonant sounds

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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Inferences

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To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information given

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