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the time and place where the story takes place
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the sequence of events that make up a story
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Plot
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the time and place where the story takes place
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the sequence of events that make up a story
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the conclusion or solution to the story
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the people or animals that take part in the stories sction
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the perspective of a character, first, second, or third
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the perspective of a character inside of the story
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the perspective of a narrator outside of the story
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a message about life that the story conveys to it
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brief works of fiction, made up of plot, characters, setting, pint of view, and theme
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longer stories made up of the same elements of Short Stories, and has subplots
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literature that draw, in part, on real people and events to tell invented stories
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the voice telling the story
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the narrator is outside of the story but only sees the events through the eyes of one character; uses the pronouns he or she
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the narrator is outside of the story and narrates looking in on the story; you can see emotions, motives, and actions of ALL characters; uses the pronouns like she or he
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author tells about the character, no inference needed
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the reader must infer to learn about the character
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central character, usually the hero or heroine/female hero
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the opponent, usually the villian
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characters like protagonists and antagonists that have big, key roles in the story
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characters that have small roles in the story, are used to fill an empty spot and provide major characters someone to bounce information off of
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the type of characters that experience no major changes in story
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the type of characters that change, grow, or learn something by the end of the story
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dictionary definition of the world
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the feelings attached to the word
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comparing unlike things using like or as
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comparing unlike things by saying one things is another
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obvious exaggeration
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an expression that means something different then what it says
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tired, overused phrases that don't have any real meaning
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A play on words, using words that have a double meaning or that sound the same but have different meanings
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a author painting the picture with words
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a two or three word phrase that contains opposite ideas or words
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giving human objects or actions to a non-human object
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repetition of beginning constant sounds in a group of words
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sound words
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problem or struggle
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the overall atmosphere
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what the author used to set the mood
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type of literature; ex. mystery, drama, or romance
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interruption in the story to tell an event of the past
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hinting on something that will happen in the future
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ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated; are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.
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everyone's doing it you should too; a propaganda method
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quotations or endorsements which connects a famous or respectable person with a product or item
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smears or damages an opponent, often used by politicians; a propaganda method also called namecalling
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a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened; can be real or imaginary
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the use of word to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea
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when the intended meaning of a statement differs from what the words appear or express
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involves the reader (or audience) knowing something about whats happening in the plot, about which the character(s) have no idea
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sometimes called the irony of events, is most broadly defined as a situation where the outcome is incongruous with what was expected
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The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly
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a story that is from an author's imagination
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writing that tells about real people, places, and events
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a made-up story with real characters, places, or events from history
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the people, animals, or other things that the story is about
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the author directly tells you about the character
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the author implies things about the character
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physical or personal things about the character that makes them stand out
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why a character does something
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where and when the story takes place
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Sequence of events in a story
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the introduction; the beginning
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the story starts to get exciting; the plot thickens
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the event that causes the climax
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the turning point; the major event/decision
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the time after the climax; things calm down
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the end; ties up loose ends
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how someone sees something
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the author tells the story; uses I, me, my
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when someone not in the story tells the story; uses he, she, they, them
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the narrator/author sees everything
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the narrator/author sees the view of only one character
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a moral or lesson; what you learn
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a moral or lesson that everyone can understand
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what the characters say; often portrayed with quotation marks
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make an educated guess about something that will happen
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why the author wrote the book
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to search very closely for information and details
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to predict or figure something out
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hints in the narration of a book; can be used to help you find out the meaning of a word
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what a piece of writing is mainly about
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to take the main idea and important details and tell about the story
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In the story, these are facts or details that help develop and support the central idea or topic.
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a problem inside someone's head; i.e. a decision
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a problem in the outside world; i.e. a battle or disease
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the hero
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the villain
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different words and accents used by people from different places
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the beliefs, family, traditions, place, or religion of people
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a hint of what will happen in the future
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a jump into the past to see events that have already happened
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telling a story
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giving facts and information
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telling how to do something
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telling you to believe a certain way
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a persuasive method; trying to get you to feel strongly about something
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a true statement
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a biased statement only true for some people
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leaning toward one side of a matter because of past experiences
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using twisted facts; writing persuasively
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chronological order in which things happen
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because something happens, something else happens
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a conflict, then it's solved
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finding how things are similar
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finding how things are different
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what is written means something else
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giving an object person-like qualities; nonliving things seem human
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sound effect words
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one thing that represents another
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sayings that mean something other than what they say; i.e. "it's raining cats and dogs"
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an overexaggeration
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comparing two unlike things
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compares two unlike things; uses like, as, or than
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when the least expected happens
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a repeated vowel sound in a sentence
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a repeated consonant sound at the middle or end of words in a sentence
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a repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words in a sentence
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the feeling behind a word
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the literal, dictionary definition of a word
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repeated sounds at the end of words that sound the same
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repeated sounds at the end of words that almost sound the same
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a regular pattern of rhythm
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writing/speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses
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repeated use of sounds, words or phrases
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expresses thoughts and feelings of the main character
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tells a story; has plot, setting, etc.
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songlike; may deal with adventure and romance
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no limits; written however you want
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three-line Japanese poetry form; five, seven, five syllable pattern
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pair of rhyming phrases
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five-line poems with set rhyme scheme and meter; usually humorous
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words that mean similar things
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words that mean different things
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an argument that presents an opposing viewpoint to the author's main claim
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response to a counterclaim or opposing argument, aimed at disproving or countering it