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30 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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a repetition of a sound or a letter at the begginning of words.
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allusion
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a reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature.
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Antagonist
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the bad guy; the force working against the protagonist.
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Author's pupose
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the author's reason for creating a particular work; to entertain,to inform,to persuade,to give an opinion.
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Biography
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the story or a persons life, written by someone else.
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cause
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why an event happens
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character
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person,animal,or imaginary creature that a story is about.
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major character
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main character
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chronological order
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in order according to time.
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climax
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turning point of the story
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minor character
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less important character.
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conflict
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struggle between 2 forces
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auto biography
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Nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her own life.
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Effect
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what happens(follows the cause)
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external conflict
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contrast
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pointing out differences
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dialect
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a form of language
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dialogue
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the words characters speak aloud
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drawing conclusions
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combining several peices of information to make a inference
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fable
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a brief story that teaches a lesson
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fantasy
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a story that takes place in an unreal imaginary world, They often involve magic or characters with superhuman powers.
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fiction
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not true
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flashback
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an interuption of the action to present a earlier scene
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forshadowing
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a writer provides a hint that suggests future events in a story
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free verse
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poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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idiom
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an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its endividual words.
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imagery
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words and phrases that appeal to readers' senses
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inference
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logical guess
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irony
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a contrast between what is expected and the current.
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