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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in words close to each other |
| Allusion | A brief, indirect reference to a person place, event, or another work of literature or art |
| Antagonist | A character, group, or opposing force that works against the main character (the protagonist), creating the primary conflict and tension in a story |
| Assonance | The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds within nearby words |
| Characterization | The process an author uses to build and reveal a character's personality, traits, and motives in a story |
| Climax | The most exciting, intense, or important point of a story, usually happening near the end |
| Connotation | The emotional or cultural feeling a word suggests beyond its literal dictionary definition |
| Consonance | A literary device that repeats nearby consonant sounds. |
| Denotation | The literal, explicit, or dictionary definition of a word |
| Diction | An author's deliberate choice of words to express ideas, establish a distinct voice, and shape how a reader experiences a text |
| Direct Characterization | A writing method where an author explicitly tells the reader what a character is like |
| Dynamic Character | A person or figure in a story who goes through an important internal change, such as a shift in their values, beliefs, or personality |
| End Rhyme | When the last syllables within a verse rhyme |
| External Conflict | A struggle between a main character and an outside force |
| Flat Character | A one-dimensional fictional figure built around a single idea or trait |
| Foreshadowing | A literary device where a writer gives an early hint, clue, or warning about an event that will happen later in a story |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point, show emphasis, or express strong emotion |
| Imagery | The use of vivid, descriptive language by a writer to engage the human senses. |
| Internal Conflict | A psychological or emotional struggle inside a character's mind |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech comparing two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another without using "like" or "as" |
| Mood | The emotional atmosphere or overall feeling that a piece of writing evokes in the reader |
| Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech and literary device where a word phonetically imitates or suggests the natural sound of the thing it describes |
| Oxymoron | A figure of speech that puts two opposite words together in one short phrase |
| Personification | A type of figurative language where non-human things like objects, animals, or ideas are given human traits, feelings, actions, or characteristics |
| Plot | The organized sequence of major events that make up a story |
| Point of View | The perspective from which a text is told or narrated |
| Protagonist | The main or central character in a story, novel, play, or film |
| Resolution | The final part of a story's plot where the main conflict is solved, loose ends are tied up, and the narrative comes to a close |
| Setting | The time and place where a story, scene, or text takes place |
| Simile | A figure of speech that compares two different things to create a vivid image or fresh connection always using the words "like" or "as" |
| Situational Irony | When the actual result of an event is totally different from what people think will happen |
| Stereotype | A fixed, overgeneralized, and oversimplified belief or idea about a particular group of people or things |
| Symbol | A person, object, action, or word that stands for an abstract idea beyond its literal meaning |
| Theme | The underlying message, lesson, or deep meaning that a story tries to share |
| Tone | The author's attitude toward a subject or audience |
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