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All the events in a story
Plot
Animals or people in the story
Character
Where the story takes place
Setting
Meaning or message
Theme
A memory from the past
Flashback
An image that represents an idea
Symbol
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
A conversation in the story
Dialogue
An author's way of writing
Style
A comparison (not using like or as)
Metaphor
Different types of literature
Genre
the word's sound represents the meaning
Onomatopoeia
A hint that something will happen in the story
Foreshadowing
The emotion of the story
Mood
Using a word, phrase or idea more than once to make a point.
Repetition
Details that help make a picture in your mind
Imagery
Giving a non human thing a human quality
Personification
Character traits - personality traits
Characterization
Word phrase that cannot be taken literally - figurative langauge
Idiom
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
A contrast between what is expected and unexpected
Irony
Has to overcome a conflict (the "good guy")
protagonist
Causes conflict ("bad guy")
Antagonist
How the story is narrated (1st person/3rd person)
Point of View
A reference to something in real life, literature or history
Allusion