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| -Plot | - What happens in a story |
| -Concrete poetry | -When a poem takes shape of its subject |
| - Repetition | -When an author's phrases are repeated |
| -Extended metaphor | -When a comparison not using like or as is used in multiple lines |
| -Haiku | -3 lined Japanese Poetry that describes a scene in nature, and often expresses strong emotion |
| -Literal language | -Language that is meant to be taken literally |
| -Antagonist | -The character or force who works against protagonist. |
| Non-fiction | -True/real |
| -Exact rhymes | -When words sound identical ex. cats, and bats |
| - Rhyme | - When words sound alike |
| -Personification | -When an animal or object is given human qualities. |
| -Fiction | -Not real/true |
| -Omniscient point of view | -An outside narrator who knows all. |
| -Simile | -A comparison between two unlike things making it alike using ¨like¨ or ¨as¨ |
| -Alliteration | -When nearby words start with the same constant sound ex. Dunkin' Donuts |
| -Rhyme scheme | -Pattern of rhymes |
| -Irony | -The use of words to express other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning. |
| -Mood | -The feeling the author's words give the reader |
| -Symbol | -When something stands for something beyond itself |
| -Point of view | -Perspective of which the story is told |
| -Narrator | -Who tells the story |
| Metaphor | -When 2 generally unlike things are compared not using words the words ¨like¨ or ¨as¨ |
| -Genre | -A type of writing |
| -Narrative poem | -Poetry that tells a story |
| -Prose | -Ordinary writing |
| -Figurative language | -Language that is not meant to be taken literally |
| -Sensory language | -When a author appeals to the reader's senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell |
| -First person point of view | -When a main character is telling a story only with their thoughts and speech. |
| -Half rhymes | - When words sound similar but not identical ex. pans, and hams |
| -Stanza | -A poem's version paragraph |
| -Foreshadowing | -An author hints what happens later in the story |
| -Free verse | -When a poem doesn't have a definite rhythm or rhyme |
| -Protagonist | -The hero of the story, often the main character. |
| -Imagery | -When an author creates a picture in the reader's mind using words |
| -Resolution | -The outcome of the conflict before the story ends |
| -Setting | -Where and when the story starts |