a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else- points out a similarity between two unlike things

is a figure of speech that compares seemingly unlike things, use the words like or as

a contradiction between what happens and what is expected

the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

a division or type of literature

the set of ideas associated with a word in addition to its explicit meaning

is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told

is told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun “I”.

where the narrator uses third-person pronouns such as “he” and “she” to refer to the characters.

the time and place of the action

the part of the plot that begins to occur as soon as the conflict is introduced, adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest

the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative - typically comes at the turning point in a story

the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results.

the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict

is the introduction. It is the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.

is the story of a writer’s own life, told by the writer.

a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life of another person

one of the major genres of literature and occurs in two forms fiction and nonfiction

when you use details in a story to develop ideas about what will happen later

the author’s reason for writing- An author may write to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.

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Literary Terms

Term	Definition
Metaphor	a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else- points out a similarity between two unlike things
Simile	is a figure of speech that compares seemingly unlike things, use the words like or as
Irony	a contradiction between what happens and what is expected
Foreshadowing	the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.
Genre	a division or type of literature
Denotation	dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation	the set of ideas associated with a word in addition to its explicit meaning
Point of View	is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told
First-person POV	is told by a character who uses the first-person pronoun “I”.
Third-person POV	where the narrator uses third-person pronouns such as “he” and “she” to refer to the characters.
Setting	the time and place of the action
Rising Action	the part of the plot that begins to occur as soon as the conflict is introduced, adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest
Climax	the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative - typically comes at the turning point in a story
Falling Action	the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results.
Resolution	the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
Exposition	is the introduction. It is the part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.
Autobiography	is the story of a writer’s own life, told by the writer.
Biography	a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life of another person
Prose	one of the major genres of literature and occurs in two forms fiction and nonfiction
Prediction	when you use details in a story to develop ideas about what will happen later
Author’s Purpose	the author’s reason for writing- An author may write to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.

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