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100

means"after death"

pothumous

100

word choice

diction

100

emotional quality

mood

100

the central message or insight of a text

theme

100

the central idea of the text

main idea

200

the main reason for writing the text

purpose

200

events follow time order in an uninterrupted sequence

chronological order

200

a word that takes the place of a noun 

pronoun

200

time and place of the action

setting

200

friendly exchange  between speakers

dialogue

300

a fictional narrative that is composed of a series of connected events

novel
300

the conflict ends 

resolution

300

related items set vertically; may be numbered or bulleted

list

300

repetition of the initial constant sounds in nearby syllables

alliteration 

300

illustrate important ideas or information

examples

400

the word or words the pronoun replaces

antecedent

400

the narrators view and understanding of the of the world

perspective

400

plot devices-such as flash back-may interrupt the chronological order of the plot

nonlinear

400

the contrast between what a character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true

dramatic irony

400

a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

personification

500

the conflict is introduced in an inciting incident and builds in intensity

rising action

500

the setting, characters,and basic situation

expoition

500

suggest the ideas  that will appear in a particular section of a text

foreshadowing

500

the conflict reaches the highest point of tension or uncertainty

climax

500

the latin root meaning"see" or "look"

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