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LA EOG vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of repeating consonants at the beginning of words when they are in a row |
| author's purpose | the reason that the creator made a particular work, such as to persuade, inform, or to entertain |
| autobiography | the true story of a person's life written by that person |
| biography | True story of a person's life written by someone other than that person |
| character | A person, animal or imaginary creature in a work of literature |
| climax | Part of the plot in which the most exciting part of story happens |
| conflict | A struggle between opposing forces |
| dialect | The particular use of language spoken in a definite place by a distinctive group of people |
| fable | A brief story that teaches a moral or a lesson that sometimes includes talking animals |
| fiction | A narrative story using made up characters that is untrue |
| figurative language | Imaginative language used for effect that is not meant to be taken literally |
| folk tale | A simple story that has been passed down through generations |
| foreshadowing | The use of clues to prepare a reader for future development in a work of literature |
| imagery | Words that appeal to the reader's senses |
| flashback | a pause in the plot go to back to something that happened in the past |
| legend | a story handed down form the past and often mixes fact and fiction |
| main idea | the central theme or key concept that the author wants to express |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things in which something is called something else |
| mood | The atmosphere in a literary work or passage. The feeling the reader experiences as a result of the reading. |
| myth | Explains the actions of gods and heroes or explains natural phenomena |
| narrator | The person who tells the story |
| nonfiction | Writing that is about real people, places and things |
| onomatopoeia | Words whose sounds suggest their meanings |
| personification | Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| plot | The sequence of events that makes up the story |
| predict | Using what you already know to make a logical conclusion as to what will happen in the future |
| repetition | Words or phrases are used more than once to add emphasis |
| rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the end of words |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| simile | Form of figurative language that uses like or as to compare two unlike things and show similarities |
| speaker | The imaginary voice the poet uses when writing a poem. It is the character who tells the poem |
| stanza | A group of lines in poetry which are usually similar in length and pattern |
| theme | A message about life or human nature conveyed by a work of literature |
| tone | The author's attitude toward his or her subject and such as serious, humorous, or impatient |
| irony | Involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. |
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