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Reading Final Review
reading definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | The series of events in a story |
| Genre | A type or category of literature that a particular book fits into, such as poetry, nonfiction, fantasy, etc. |
| Chronological Order | Events in the order in which they happened |
| Protagonist | The main character or hero in a story |
| Theme | The moral or lesson that an author hopes to get across in his or her writing |
| Conflict | The major problem in a work of literature |
| Myth | A traditional story about the origins or workings of the world. Some myths explain how things came to be, while others explain elements of nature or social customs |
| Motive/Motivation | Character's reason for doing something |
| Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told (first-person, third-person, etc.) |
| Characterization | The way an author reveals the personality and traits of a character |
| Free Verse | Poetry without patterns of rhyme or rhythm. The writer uses his own technique style and it may read like a conversation |
| Onomatopoeia | Words used to imitate sounds, such as "crack", "slurp", "bang", or "hiss" |
| Simile | A comparison of two things that share something in common that uses "like" or "as" Example: 'That night the moon was as round as my Sunday hat' |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two things that share something in common. It does not use like or as; instead it just states one thing is another Example: 'The ribbon of food stretched across the arid landscape |
| Personification | The giving of human qualities or characteristics to an animal, object, or idea |
| Alliteration | A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a series of words Example: 'We listened to the birds, singing their sweet song ever so softly' |
| Repetition | The use of a repeating word or phrase for emphasis |
| Rhyme | The repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words |
| Dynamic Character | Character who changes through the course of a story |
| Flashback | A conversation, episode, or event that happened before the beginning of a story. A flashback often interrupts a story's flow to give the reader further information |
| Fantasy | Literature that includes at least one unreal element. It may be an imaginary world, or a realistic place with impossible or unusual characters and events |
| Science Fiction | Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances |
| Suspense | A feeling of growing tension in a story and excitement that makes a reader curious about the outcome of a story |
| Foreshadowing | Hints about events that will happen later on in a story |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration used for humor or to make a point |
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