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literary devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st person point of view | when a character in the story is telling the story |
| 3rd person limited point of view | the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character |
| 3rd person omniscient point of view | the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters |
| allegory | a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonant sounds |
| antagonist | the " villian" of the story who gets in the way of the protagonist |
| character | a person/ thing in a story |
| climax | the turning point in a story where the character must make a decision about the conflict |
| exposition | the beginning of the story where we meet the characters and find out the setting |
| external conflict | a struggle between a character and an outside force |
| falling action | where the problem of the story is being worked out |
| figurative language | the use of words with a meaning that is different than literal interpretation |
| foreshadowing | a warning about the events coming up in the story |
| imagery | the use of language to create a picture in the reader's mind |
| memoir | a record of events written by a person having personal knowlengde of them |
| metaphor |
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