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Alliteration

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words that begin with the same letter or sound used near each other

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Metaphor

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A comparison that does not use like or as

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Simile

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a comparison using like or as

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Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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Plot

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sequence of events in a story

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates a sound

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Resolution

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The end of a story

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Climax

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The height of action or turning point in a story

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Falling Action

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The events that occur between the climax and resolution of a story

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Conflict

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The problem that exists in a story

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External Conflict

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A conflict caused by an outside force

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Exposition

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The beginning of a story

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Dialogue

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The characters’ spoken words.

Often used to show characterization and plot.

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Rising Action

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The events that occur between the exposition and the climax of a story

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First person point-of-view

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“I” or “we” serves as the narrator

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Third-person omniscient

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The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters in the story.

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Personification

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objects are given human characteristics and abilities

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Second person point-of-view

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story is directed to “you”

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Third-person limited

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the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character

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Poetry Line

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A sentence in poetry

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Man vs Society

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The protagonist is against a man-made institution.

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Man vs Nature

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An external conflict with the main character struggling against an animal or force of nature.

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Stanza

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A poetry paragraph

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Man vs. self

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An internal conflict with ones self

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Tone

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The writer’s attitude towards the subject

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Man vs. man

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An external conflict where characters are against each other.

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Theme

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The main idea or moral of a story

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Setting

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Where and when the story takes place

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Point-of-view

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The type of narration the author uses to let the reader “see” and “hear” what happens in a story, poem, or essay

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