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Elements of Lit
Elements of Literature
Term | Definition |
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plot | the events in a story from start to finish |
theme | the breaking point in the stroy in the story |
climax | highest or most exciting point in the story |
resolution | how the story wraps up and ends |
point of view | the angle from which the story is told |
setting | the time and place of the story |
dialogue | words spoken by characters |
personification | an inanimate object given human qualities |
simile | comparisons using "like" or "as" |
metaphor | comparison NOT using "like" or "as" |
alliteration | when two or more words next to each other start with the same letter |
hyperbole | an exaggeration |
synonyms | words that mean the same thing |
antonyms | words with opposite meanings |
homonyms | words that sound alike but have different meanings |