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100
A recording of events and/or feelings
What is a diary
100
The repitition of the same letter at the beginning of words in a phrase
What is alliteration
100
The intentional description of a character’s traits.
What is direct presentation
100
A remark by a character intended to be heards by the audience but not by other characters
What is an aside
100
A composition that includes a series of events that has emotional or conflicting results.
What is drama
200
The exchange of words between a least two people
What is dialogue
200
The people reading or watching a story
What is the audience
200
Introducing the main idea of the story
What is an exposition
200
Using different language that is not literal to express a meaning
What is figurative language
200
Any difficult situation or problem
What is a dilemma
300
The time in a story after the main event which leads to the resolution
What is the falling action
300
The explicit meaning of a word or phrase
What is denotation
300
The repitition of vowel sounds in a phrase
What is assonance
300
A sound that a person is attracted to because it is pleasing to listen to
What is euphony
300
A story that is based on crude actions using horseplay, non-realistic situations and comic drama
What is a farce
400
Remembering the past while in present day
What is a flashback
400
The mood or tone of a story
What is the atmosphere
400
A reference to something popular or well-known
What is allusion
400
When an author uses a variety of formats to present and describe a metaphor
What is an extended metaphor
400
The character that opposes the protagonist in a story
What is the antagonist
500
A piece of writing written about a person by that same person
What is an autobiography
500
A struggle that you can visually see and notice between the character and an outside force such as nature or another character
What is external conflict
500
The conclusion of a story where everything becomes understood.
What is a denouement
500
A story trying to get a point across normally using animals as characters
What is a fable
500
A composition that narrates a story and is passed down one generation to the next by means of oral communication
What is a ballad
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