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vocab set one

TermDefinition
Characterization The methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example: through description, actions, and dialogue.
connotation A word's figurative meaning
consequence Something that logically or naturally follows an action
couplet a pair of poetry lines that rhyme and are the same length
denotation A word's literal meaning
diverge Separate, split, go in a different direction
effect The result of something
effective Accomplishing a desired outcome
figurative language language used in imaginative ways to express ideas that are not literally true. Personification Simile Metaphor Hyperbole
genre The category to which a (literary) piece of work belongs
hyperbole a description that is exaggerated for emphasis
metaphor a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another.
narrative tells a story of describes a sequence of events in an incident
paraphrase To put in your own words
personal narrative tells a story from a first person point of view
personification to give objects or ideas human characteristics
rhyme scheme A pattern of rhyme through a poem
Sensory details Language that applies to one or more of your 5 senses
simile a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
stanza In poetry, a division of lines into groups; a "poetry paragraph"
Created by: harrypotterhorse
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