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TOOLS FOR WRITERS
CARMALT - techniques writers use for expressive writing
DEFINITION | WRITER'S TOOL |
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repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words | alliteration |
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" | simile |
something talked aobut through hints | allusion |
time and location in which the story takes place | setting |
repetition of words that have the same vowel sounds | assonance |
actions or events that move the story along | plot |
invented words that sound like the real sounds | onomatopoeia |
people or creatures of a story | characters |
feeling of a story; can be sad, happy, gloomy, suspenseful, etc. | mood |
high point of a story that usually happens just before the ending | climax |
words that help the reader form pictures in their mind | imagery |
conversation between two or more characters | dialogue |
comparison of different things to show likeness but does not use "like" or "as" | metaphor |
extreme exaggeration used to express and idea or opinion | hyperbole |
use of words to express something different from (and often opposite of) their literal meaning; contrast between what is said and what was the intended meaning | irony |