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11/05/2005

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conflict
Definition
a struggle or fight.
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allegory
Definition
a story in which characters, events, and places represent something in real life.
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allusion
Definition
a reference to a person, place, or idea with which the reader is expected to be familiar
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analogy
Definition
a comparison of two or more similar objects suggesting that if they are alike in certain ways, they will probably be alike in other ways as well
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types of characterization
Definition
direct description, actions of the character, speech of a character, what other characters say about the character, and how they react to him or her.
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climax
Definition
turning point of the story
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compare
Definition
to tell similarities
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connotation
Definition
the emotional response suggested by a word
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denotation
Definition
the "dictionary" definition of a word
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denoument or resolution
Definition
the unraveling of a story
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dialogue
Definition
conversation between two or more people
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diction
Definition
author's choice of words
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fiction
Definition
a writing that is imaginary
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first person point of view
Definition
vantage point where the character who is in the story tells the story. Uses the words "I" and "me"
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genre
Definition
kind or type of writing
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hyperbole
Definition
extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect
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imagery
Definition
language that appeals to the senses
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irony
Definition
a contrast between your expectation and reality
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narrative
Definition
writing that tells a story
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non-fiction
Definition
writing that is not fake (true)
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3rd person omniscient point of view
Definition
the vantage point in which the narrator knows all
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onomatopoeia
Definition
use of words that sound like their meaning.
For example: tick-tock
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oxymoron
Definition
two words next to each other that are opposites, but do have a real meaning
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personification
Definition
a type of metaphor that gives human qualities to inanimate objects
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point of view
Definition
vantage point from which the story is told
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simile
Definition
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
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thesis statement
Definition
complete sentence that contains a topic and three supports
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suspense
Definition
tension created in a story
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symbol
Definition
an object that stands for something more than itself
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theme
Definition
major idea of a story
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third person limited point of view
Definition
a character outside the story is telling the story
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tone
Definition
attitude of the writer
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metaphor
Definition
a comparison of two unlike things not using the words like or as.
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