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Plot Elements
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The turning point, as the high point of action of the plot. It is the moment of greatest tension, when the outcome of the plot hangs on the balance.
What is climax
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A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison.
What is similie
100
A character or a force in conflict with a main character.
What is antagonist
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Takes place in the mind of a character. The character struugles to make a decision, take, and action or overcome an obstacle.
What is internal conflict
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Images or phrases that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses.
What is Imagery
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A character struggles with an outside force such as another character, or force of nature.
What is external conflict
200
A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. Points out a similarity between two unlike things.
What is metaphor
200
the main character in a literary work
What is protagonist
200
the outcome of the conflict in the plot
What is resolution
300
End of the conflict, events that lead to the resolution.
What is falling action
300
Use of words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia
300
use of symbols
What is symbolism
400
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot
400
A type of figurative speech in which a nonhumansubject is given human characteristics.
What is personification
400
The central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work. It is not a summary of the plot. It is the writters central idea.
What is theme
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the writter's attitude toward his/her audiance and subject
What is tone
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Introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.
What is exposition
500
The repitition of initial consonant sounds. Used to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds and to create musical effects.
What is alliteration
500
The time and place of the action that is used to create.
What is setting
500
writting or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
What is figurative language