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Lit techniques, sounds, narrative techniques, parts of a story

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personification   a non-human given human qualities  
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metaphor   comparing two things without using like or as  
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simile   comparing two things using like or as  
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alliteration   repeated initial sound or first letters within a line, phrase or sentence  
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onomatopoeia   words that make it sound as if you can actually hear it  
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hyperbole   exaggerating the truth  
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assonance   repeating of vowel sounds  
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conflict   internal conflict- a conflict between himself or herself external conflict- the chataracter vs. another character  
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climax   the high point of a story  
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resolution   how the problem is fixed  
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setting   when and where the story is taken place  
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point of view   form what perspective the story is told  
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first person point of view   told form the eyes of someone in the story  
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third person point of view   not involved in the story and knows everything  
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narrator   the person telling the story  
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mood   what the author wants you to feel  
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theme   author's message or purpose of a story  
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character   the "who" of the story  
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irony   a contrast between what is expected and what happened  
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plot   sequence of events in a literary word  
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foreshadowing   clues telling what will happen  
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flashback   a character who is going back in time to remember thoughts  
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imagery   how something is described using the 5 senses  
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allusion   reference of famous people, place, event, or work of literature  
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dynamic character   character that changes during the story  
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flat character   we don't know everything about them  
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static character   character doesn't change  
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symbolism   anything that represents something else  
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