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allusion: A figure of speech that refers to a well-known object or thing.
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antagonist: The villain of the story.
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conflict (external and internal): An external conflict is against opposing forces or characters, and internal happens in the mind.
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description: The kinds of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually by using details that appeal to one or more of our senses.
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dialogue: Speech between characters.
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end rhyme: The rhyme that occurs at the end of the rhyme.
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essay: A short piece of writing usually told by the author.
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figure of speech: A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of something else that's different from it.
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flashback: The sudden moment when memories come back to a character.
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foreshadowing: The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story.
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hyperbole: A great exaggeration.
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irony: Contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
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metaphor: Like a simile, though it doesn't use like or as.
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mood: The character's attitude and emotions.
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novella: A piece of writing that has more depth then a short story, but is smaller than a novel.
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onomatopoeia: words that describe what they sound like.
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personification: Giving something human-like features.
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plot: What happens in a story.
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point of view: When a character sees something from their perspective.
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protagonist: The hero or usually main character of the story.
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rhyme: The accented vowel sounds of all sounds following them are separated.
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rhyme scheme: Patterns of rhymes in a poem.
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setting: The time and place where the story happens.
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short story: A small piece of writing that has little depth.
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simile: Comparing one unlike thing to another to describe it.
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suspense: The anxiety that we feel about what will happen next in a story.
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theme: The idea about life revealed in a work of literature.
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tone: The character's outlook on events.
