| Term | Definition |
|---|
| plot | the sequence of events in a story that take place and keep it moving |
| alliteration | the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables (whitely whirs) |
| short story | an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that sound like what they mean (hush) |
| conflict | the problem; struggle between two opposing forces |
| rhythm | in poetry, rhythm is based on a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables (The NAM ing of CATS is a DIF fi cult MAT ter) |
| direct characterization | makes direct statements about a character |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words(songlike quality) |
| climax | the turning point of the story |
| simile | uses like or as to compare apparently unlike things (Willow and Ginkgo) |
| indirect characterization | reveals a character’s traits through the character’s actions and in what other characters say and think about the character |
| metaphor | compares apparently unlike things by describing one as if it were the other, w/o using like or as (Fame is a Bee) |
| resolution | the solution to the problem of the story |
| dialogue | a conversation between characters |
| conclusion | the final outcome of the story |
| personification | compares apparently unlike things by describing something non-human as of it were human (April Rain Song) |
| theme | a message about life |
| setting | the time and place in which the characters live and events occur |
| folk tales | stories told by and about ordinary people that communicate the shared ideas of a culture |
| characterization | the art of creating and developing a character |
| fables | stories that usually feature animals that speak and act like humans that usually has a moral, a lesson about how to live |
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