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text that is may be based on true events but the author adds elements from their imagination
Fiction
series of events that take place in a story
Plot
the time and place in a story or drama
Setting
compares two things or ideas using like or as
Simile
compares two things or ideas without using like or as
Metaphor
common phrase that has a different meaning than the meaning of the individual words
Idiom
to draw on past events that readers are likely familiar with
Allusion
assigning human like qualities to nonliving things
Personification
the use of an image or thing to stand for something
Symbolism
an old saying that expresses an accepted truth about life
Adage
pattern of end rhymes in a poem that is represented by a sequence of letters
Rhyme Scheme
attitude or mode that a poem or drama creates
Tone
the message or lesson that the author wants to share with the reader.
Theme
character says the opposite of what he/she really means; sarcasm
Verbal Irony
created when the audience knows more than one or more
Dramatic Irony
a piece of writing that has a moral or lesson
Fable
dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
a meaning suggested or implied by a word or phrase
Connotation
words in a sentence to help you understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word
Context Clues
poem that does not follow any rules of rhythm or rhyme
Free Verse
Narrator focuses on narrating the experiences of one character using pronouns like he or she
Third Person Limited point of view
speech in which a character reveals his or her thoughts to themselves as well as to the audience
Soliloquy
narrator who knows everything about the characters, events and setting of a story
Third Person Omniscient point of view
a speech given by a character
Monologue
narrator looks at events and other characters from their point of view
First Person point of view