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ELA
Term | Definition |
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Imagery | Senses |
Conflict | Struggle and opposing forces |
Oxymoron | Opposite |
Theme | Universal theme |
Falling action | Follows the climax |
Simile | Compares like or as |
Mood | Feeling from the reader |
Exposition | Introducing the story |
Connotation | Ideas of the world |
Metaphor | Compares |
Alliteration | Repetition of sounds |
Character | Person or an animal |
First person | Told by the character |
Denotation | Dictionary meaning of a word |
Diction | Manner in which we express words |
Plot | Sequence of events |
Point of view | Perspective |
Protagonist | The main character |
Antagonist | Conflict with the main character |
Personification | Human qualities |
Resolution | The outcome |
Foreshadowing | Clues to hint what might happen later |
Rising action | As soon as conflict |
Tone | Writers attitude |
Flashback | Earlier episode |
Climax | Turning point of figures of speech |
3rd person omniscient | Thoughts and feelings |
Setting | Time and place |
Suspense | Interest excitement awaiting a climax or resolution |
3rd person limited | Knows the thoughts and feelings of one character |