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Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
The main, or central, character in a narrative
The Protagonist
A comparison using like or as
Simile
A comparison without using like or as.
Metaphor
This animal beat the hare in Aesop's famous fable "The ______ and The Hare"
The tortoise
Hints or clues an author provides for what will happen later in a text
Foreshadowing
An over-exaggeration
Hyperbole
Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
A character that grows or learns a lesson in a story
Dynamic
her hair
The author's attitude toward the subject
Tone
A character who does not change or grow in any way
Static Character
The art of speaking and writing effectively and persuasively
Rhetoric
The character who works/goes against the main character
This animal lets us know if we will have 6 more weeks of winter
a groundhog
The dictionary word of a definition.
Denotation
Pathos
An appeal to ethics and credibility
Ethos
Objects or ideas that represent or stand for something else
Symbols
How many letters are in the alphabet?
26
An appeal to logic and reasoning
Logos
A question that is asked for dramatic effect
Rhetorical Question
Setting
To reference an outside piece of work
Allusion
This has to be broken before you can use it
An egg