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Flashcards: Literary Terms:fact - hyperbole

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factbased on data or research
falling actionoccurs just after the climax
fairy talestories involving magical creatures, tasks or journeys
fictioncreated stories; not based on real people
flashbackcharacters thoughts about an event in the past
folktalestory of simple people often involving the #3, 7
foreshadowingauthor warns the reader of coming events in the story
generalizationa statement based on a number of events/data
genretype of fiction
graphic organizera chart or log which helps configure thoughts
historical fictioncreated stories influenced by a true event
homographwords that are spelled the same with different meanings
homonymwords that may sound the same but have different meanings
hyperboleexaggeration, often found in legends