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Alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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Antagonist

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The character opposing the protagonist; can be a person, idea or force.

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Character vs. Character

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When a character has a problem with another character.

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Character vs. Fate

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When a character has a problem with something he can't do anything about, such as God, luck, death etc.

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Character vs. Nature

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When a character has a problem with a force of nature such as cold, storms, earthquakes, etc.

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Alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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Antagonist

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The character opposing the protagonist; can be a person, idea or force.

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Character vs. Character

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When a character has a problem with another character.

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Character vs. Fate

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When a character has a problem with something he can't do anything about, such as God, luck, death etc.

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Character vs. Nature

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When a character has a problem with a force of nature such as cold, storms, earthquakes, etc.

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Character vs. Self

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When a character must make a decision about a problem or struggle he is having within himself.

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Character vs. Society

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When a character has a problem with a tradition or rule of society.

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Characterization

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The methods used by an author to create a character including: physical appearance, characters speech and thoughts

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Climax

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The point in the story which marks a change for the better or worse for the protagonist with regard to the main conflict.

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Exposition

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Background information that is needed to understand the story is provided including: protagonist and antatgonist, main conflict, setting.

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Falling Action

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Events that occur after the climax and lead up to closure and conclusion of the story.

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Flashback

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An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached

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Foreshadowing

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The use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.

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Hyperbole

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A deliberate extravagant and often outrageous exaggeration; may be used for either serious or comic effect.

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Imagery

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The words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings and ideas descriptively by appealing to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch). An author may also use animal imagery, as well as light and/or dark imagery.

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Inciting Incident

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Interrupts the peace and balance of the situation and is the one event in the story's action without which there would be no story.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as; suggests that something IS or WAS something else.

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Mood

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The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that are spelled like their sound: bang, shh, pow

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Personification

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Writing that gives animals, inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told.

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Protagonist

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The central character, and focus of interest who is trying to accomplish or overcome an adversity, and has the ability to adapt to new circumstances.

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Repetition

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Reiteration of a word, sounds, phrase or idea.

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Resolution

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The problem set up in the inciting incident is unraveled; the protagonist is either: better off than at the story's beginning or worse off than at the story's beginning.

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Rising Action

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The action and events that take place in the story before the climax, including obstacles that interfere with the protagonist's efforts to reach his goal.

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Setting

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The background against which action takes place: the geographical location, occupations and daily manner of living, time or period in which the action takes place.

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Simile

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A comparision of two different things or ideas through the use of the words LIKE or AS.

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Suspense

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The quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events.

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Symbol

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The use of any object, person, place or action that both has a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself, such as quality, attitude, belief or value.

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Theme

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A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work. A lesson about life or people.

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Setting

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The background against which action takes place: the geographical location, occupations and daily manner of living, time or period in which the action takes place.

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Simile

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A comparision of two different things or ideas through the use of the words LIKE or AS.

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Suspense

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The quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events.

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Symbol

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The use of any object, person, place or action that both has a meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself, such as quality, attitude, belief or value.

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Theme

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A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work. A lesson about life or people.

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Tone

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The writer's attitude or feeling toward a person, a thing, a place, an event or situation.