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  • Clues the author gives about what may happen later on in the story,
    foreshadowing/ foreshadow
  • Write a sentence that includes alliteration
    Sandy sells sea shells
  • The underlying message or big central idea in the story is
    theme
  • He is a million years old, said the man, as he stared at the man in the wheelchair. This sentence is an example of what literary element
    Hyperbole
  • Point in the story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
    Climax
  • Same Difference, Pretty Cruel, and Walking Dead are examples of which literary element
    Oxymoron
  • The AUTHORS words
    tone
  • A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:
    Conflict
  • 2. “Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:
    Simile
  • After they broke up, his heart was broken, is an example of
    metaphor
  • Two unlike objects or ideas are compared
    metaphor
  • The part of the plot that sets the stage for the climax
    rising action
  • When, where, and the time a story takes place is called the
    setting
  • They Lived Happily Ever After is a good line to include in which part of the story
    resolution
  • Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called
    personification
  • statement of mystery at the end of the chapter that leaves the character in a life or death situation and makes the reader want to know what happens next.
    cliffhanger
  • Two unlike objects/ideas are compared using like or as
    simile
  • How many types of point of view are there
    3
  • The feeling the READER gets from the text
    mood
  • something that represents a set of ideas
    symbolism
  • Name one antagonist from a movie, book, cartoon, or comic that you know:
    answers will vary
  • lifelike qualities to non-human object
    personification
  • The part of the plot that comes after the climax
    falling action
  • Force or character working against the main character
    Antagonist
  • Beginning of the story which introduces setting, characters, and plot to story
    Exposition