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The central idea or insight of a text
Theme
events follow time order in an uninterrupted sequence
foreshawdoing
mixing of sound from two sources
literature
The conflict ends
Resolution
word choice
personification
the central idea of the text
main idea
The conflict reaches the highest point of tension or uncertainty
climax
The main reason for writing the text
entertain
The Latin root meaning "Hand"
Man
Latin root meaning "see or look"
spectator or inspect
friendly exchange between speakers
dialogue
suggest the ideas that will appear in a particular section of a text
topic sentence
emotional quality
evokes the reader
A word that take place of a noun
Pronoun
Means after "death"
posthumas
Illustrate important ideas or information
Illustration
time and place of the action
setting
The contrast between what a character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true
rising action
Uses of language that create a musical pattern
Rhyme
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
common literacy device
Sound recorded from radio broadcasts, television shows, or films of the past decades
nostalgia
a fictional narrative that is composed of a series of connected events
story or plot
The conflict is introduced in an inciting incident and builds in intensity
conclusion
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in nearby syllables
poetic device
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