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LA terms 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way. Example: Bird is to feathers, as dog is to fur. |
| assonance | The close repetition of the same vowel sounds between different consonants; e.g., brave, vain; lone, show; feel, sleet. |
| conflict | A struggle between opposing forces; it may be described as: internal, external, interpersonal, main, or minor. |
| diorama | A life-like scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc. in front of a painted background and sometimes in a shoe box. |
| dynamic characters | Characters who undergo some kind of change because of the action in the plot. |
| exclamatory sentence | Expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark. |
| information texts | Texts about process, people, events or reference material. |
| narrative writing | Writing that tells a story or part of a story; includes characters, setting, conflict, suspense, etc. |
| purpose | Reason for existence, the reason why something has been written or created; contributes to tone, diction, style, selection of specific details, audience, attitude, etc.; includes to define, report, persuade, compare, etc. |
| resolution | Follows the falling action and pulls together all the loose threads of the story; also called the conclusion or denouement. |
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