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45 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of initial consonant
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allusion
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reference
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author's purpose
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to inform
to entertain to persuade |
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author's thesis
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topic
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autobiography
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story written by him or herself
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biography
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someone other than the subject
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characterization
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method to reveal characters
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climax
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turning point
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conclusion
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ending
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conflict/problem
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struggle
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context clues
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identities
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dialogue
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conversation
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epic
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hero
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fable
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animals
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fairy tale
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fairies, elves and sprites
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fiction
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fake; product of imagination
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figurative language
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cannot be taken literally
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1st person
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point of view, narration
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flashback
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past
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folktales
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oral tradition
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foreshadowing
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future
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free verse
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lack regular metrical and rhyme
patterns |
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genre
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category
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homophone
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pronounced alike different meaning
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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idiomatic language
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grammatically
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imagery
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senses
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irony
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exact opposite
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legends
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supernatural beings
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limerick
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five lines
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limited view
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3rd person
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literary device
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tools
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literary elements
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essential
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main idea
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central thought, topic sentence
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metaphor
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comparison
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meter
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syllables
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mood
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emotions
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narrative
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dialogue
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Nonfiction
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real. factual
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omniscient
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godlike
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onomatopoeia
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words that mimic sound
hiss or meow |
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paraphrase
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restate
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personification
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human qualities and human form
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plot
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structure of a story
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point of view
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vantage point
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