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Name of a literary work |
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Character
A person or animal in a story |
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Theme
the main idea the author tries to get across |
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Climax
the highest point of reader's interest. Where the story's problem is resolved |
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Dialogue
converstaion between characters |
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Analysis
in-depth study of something |
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Stereotype
judging someonefrom their appearance or a group that they belong to |
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Viewpoint
the way the author relates the story |
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Objective
the thoughts or feelings of one of the characters |
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Prose
writing without ryhyme or rhythm |
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Historical Fiction
imaginary story based on factual incidents |
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flashback
an interrupution in the story to bring out past events |
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Foreshadowing
hints of events to come in the story |
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Imagery
very vivid descriptive writing |
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Personification
giving an unliving thing human qualities |
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Metaphor
an implied comparison |
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Narrative Writing
tells a story |
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Descriptive
creates a picture in one's mind |
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Persuasive
writing to convince someone of your viewpoint |
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