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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (Ex. the "big, bad bear")
alliteration
word with strong emotion behind them (either positive or negative)
loaded words
language not to be taken literally (Ex: My heart is broken.)
figurative language
the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning (Ex: buzz, hiss, beep, bang)
onomatopoeia
giving human qualities to something that is not human (Ex: The sun smiled down on us.)
personification
group of lines forming a unit in a poem
stanza
to combine and reduce information into what is most important
to summarize
to draw conclusions about what you have seen or read
to infer; inferring
writing that tells about real people, places, and events
nonfiction
a conversation between two or more characters
dialogue
attitude or feeling that the writer takes toward the reader or subject
tone
literature that is a work of imaginative narration, especially prose
fiction
quality or trait
characteristic
struggle between opposing forces
conflict
a minor character in a story or play who serves to bring about a change in the main character
antagonist
true story of a person’s life written by someone other than that person
biography
