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KRA Question Terms
| KRA reading term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sound in a group of words |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech which is an exaggeration |
| personification | the assigning of human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that suggest sound associated with an action |
| simile | a comparison using LIKE or AS |
| metaphor | a comparison between two different objects |
| exposition | the introduction (usually) of a story that gives background information necessary for the reader to understand the rest of the story |
| rising action | the complications that increase the intensity of the conflict prior to the climax |
| climax | the point of most intense conflict, the crisis or turning point of the story |
| resolution | the events that follow the climax |