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  • a repetition of consonant sounds among words
    consonance
  • a truth about life that is revealed in a story
    theme
  • the author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions
    indirect characterization
  • a single line of a poem
    verse
  • words whose final syllables almost rhyme
    partial rhyme
  • the repetition of the same initial consonant sound among words
    alliteration
  • sarcasm; what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    verbal irony
  • a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning
    idiom
  • the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story
    suspense
  • using an object or word to represent an abstract idea
    symbolism
  • an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
    hyperbole
  • events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
    falling action
  • what happens is the opposite of what we expect would happen
    situational irony
  • a comparison of unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing
    metaphor
  • a genre that is set in the past and may include real people, places, or significant events from history
    historical fiction
  • giving human qualities to nonhuman things
    personification
  • the main character in a story
    protagonist
  • the written text of a play
    script
  • the author tells you explicitly what a character is like
    direct characterization
  • a character who undergoes a deep change from within in a story
    dynamic character
  • the person (or force) in conflict with the protagonist
    antagonist
  • the main part of the story where complications arise
    rising action
  • phrases or lines of a poem that are repeated
    refrain
  • a type of folktale that explains something about nature, the world, or how things came to be the way they are
    myth
  • words whose sounds suggest their meaning
    onomatopoeia
  • what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story
    plot
  • hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in a story
    foreshadowing
  • a major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes
    act
  • rhymes within lines
    internal rhymes
  • a point of view where the narrator knows all
    third person omniscient
  • a comparison that uses the words like or as
    simile
  • a character that remains the same throughout the story
    static character
  • where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed
    exposition
  • vivid writing that appeals to the senses
    imagery
  • a genre that is set in the future and based on the impact of real, potential, or imagined technology
    science fiction
  • the author interrupts the plot to recreate an event of earlier time
    flashback
  • the narrator is not in the story but focuses on one character’s point of view
    third person limited
  • the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved
    resolution
  • spoken dialogue by a character in a play
    line
  • words whose final syllables have the exact same sound
    complete rhymes
  • a grouped set of lines in a poem set apart with a line of space
    stanza
  • a subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when characters leave the stage
    scene
  • the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature
    mood
  • rhymes at the ends of lines
    end rhymes
  • the attitude of the writer or speaker
    tone
  • the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; a turning point in the story
    climax
  • the repetition of vowel sounds among words
    assonance
  • adjectives that describe a character on the inside
    character traits
  • a recurring symbol or motif in literature
    archetype
  • a point of view in which the narrator is a person in the story
    first person
  • a genre of fiction that contains magical elements
    fantasy
  • the effect when the reader or audience knows something a character doesn’t know
    dramatic irony
  • a genre that is set in the modern present with human characters
    realistic fiction
  • descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed
    stage directions
  • a pair of two lines in a poem containing end rhymes
    couplet
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