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a figure of speech that refers to a well known object or thing
What is an allusion?
the people or animals in the story
What are the characters?
interrupts a story to tell about an event that occurred in the past
What is a flashback?
Wham! Sizzle! Boom! Pow!
What is onomatopoeia?
Time and place where the story happens
What is the setting?
the villain of the story
What is the antagonist?
This can be external or internal. Character vs. character, setting, or self.
What is conflict?
The narrator is not a character in the story. The narrator uses the pronouns he, she, and they to refer to the characters. The narrator may reveal the thoughts or feelings of one or more characters.
What is 3rd person point of view?
Comparison of two things that does not use the words "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
The life lesson the story teaches
What is the theme?
The feeling or emotion that the reader gets from a story
What is the mood?
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The narrator is a character in the story. The narrator uses the pronouns I, me, and my to refer to himself or herself. The narrator does not know the thoughts and feelings of the other characters.
What is a 1st person point of view?
The writer hints about something that will happen later in the story
What is foreshadow?
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"The sun smiled down on my day at the beach."
What is personification?
The author's voice or attitude toward the subject
What is tone?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...
What is alliteration?
The turning point or most exciting part of the story
What is the climax?
A great exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The hero or main character of the story
What is protagonist?
A comparison between two things that uses "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
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"That kid is a real Labron on the basketball court!"
What is an allusion?
The end of the plot that reveals how everything turned out.
What is the resoluton?
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
What is irony?
Series of events from the beginning to the end of the story
What is the plot?
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The part of the story where the suspense begins to build.
What is the rising action?