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6th Grade lit terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Setting | where the story takes place, and when |
| Plot | What the story's about |
| Exposition | Beginning of the book |
| Rising action | The part that leads up to the climax |
| Climax | Main event , most important |
| Falling action | Conflict calms, things calm down |
| Resoulution | Where the character changes |
| Direct Characterization | When author tells what character is like |
| Indirect characterization | Infer what a character ends |
| Theme | message of story |
| Conflict | Main problem of story |
| Personification | Giving a non-human a human character trait |
| Simile | Comparing using like or as |
| Metaphor | Comparing without using like or as |
| Alliteration | Two or more words with same letters |
| Onomatopoeia | Using words that sound like meaning |
| Foreshadowing | Giving a hint of next event |
| Imagery | Sensory details you can picture in your head |