8th Grade Literature Prep.
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| metaphor | a figure of speech that compares or equates two basically different things without using like or as
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| simile | a figure of speechthat uses like or as to directly compare two seemingly unlike things
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| personification | a figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given the characteristics of a human being.
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| foreshadowe | the use of clues by an author to prepare the reader for future developments in the story, novel, or play
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| theme | the main idea of a literary work, usually expressed as a generalization
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| autobiography | the story of a person's life written by that person
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| biography | the story of a person's life written by someone other than that person
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| exposition | the type of writing that presents facts or explains ideas
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| dialect | the special form of speech that belongs to a particular group or region
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| symbolism | something that symbolizes something else
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| anecdote | a brief account of a true even, meant to add depth and color to writing.
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| irony | a difference between the way things seem to be than the way they really are
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| climax | the point of the reader's highest interest and emotional involovement in a story, novel, or play
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| myth | an ancient anonymous story that conveys the beliefs and ideals of a culture and usually involves gods and goddesses
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| hero | the central character in a work of literature
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| flashback | in a narrative, a scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show an event that happened in the past
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| interal conflict | a struggle that takes place within a character's mind
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| external conflict | a character's struggle against an outside force, such as nature, fate, or another person
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