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Rachel's lit terms
Stack #24820
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rhythm | series of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| rhythm | repetition of syllable sounds |
| imagery | descriptive language appealing to the senses |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues of what is going to happen |
| first person | the person in the story - I and me |
| characterization | how a character is developed by a writer |
| denotation | dictionary definition of a word |
| connotation | feelings added to a meaning of a word |
| literal language | plain language - no adjevtives |
| figurative language | descritive "picture" language |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds |
| mood | the feeling of a work |
| irony | anything that is not as you would expect it to be |
| point of view | who is telling the story |
| setting | time and place of a work |
| plot | the series of events in a work |
| theme | main idea of a work |
| climax | high point of the story, culmination |
| moral | the lesson taught in a work |
| flashback | break in actoin to go back in time |
| stereotype | a fixed idea about a character or situation |
| conflict | any struggle or problem |
| resolution of a story | how the problem or situation of the story is woked out - concluded - finalized |
| symbol | a person, place, event or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well |
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Mblock@stlorenz.org
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