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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as" |
| Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (Kevin caught the crazy clown.) |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds (Ray, stay for one more day, okay?) |
| Simile | A comparison that uses "like" or "as" |
| Pun | A joke that is a play on words where one word has two possible meanings |
| Soliloquy | A single character on stage thinking out loud--It lets the audience know what they are |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not |
| Tragedy | A story where the main character meets their downfall or deat |
| Subtext | The thoughts or feelings we imagine a character has as they speak or act. |
| Aside | Lines whispered to the audience or another character that are not meant to be heard by all the characters on stage |
| Reverse Sentence Construction | Yoda talk--used to keep the rhythm--"Came he not home tonight?" |
| Foreshadow | To hint at what is to come later in a story. (It is not a prediction) |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration--not meant to be taken literally |
| Setting | Where and when the story takes place |
| Exposition | The start of the story--the situation before the action starts |
| Rising Action | The series of conflicts and crisis that lead to the climax of a story |
| Allusion | An indirect reference to something that is generally familiar (calling someone a Scrooge) |
| Climax | The turning point in the story--the most intense moment |
| Falling Action | All of the action after the climax |
| Antagonist | The character who opposes, or goes against, the protagonist |
| Resolution (denouement) | The conclusion--the tying together of all the threads of the story |
| Theme | The main idea or point of a story--it often is repeated throughout the story |
| Tone | The mood of the story--serious, funny, sarcastic, etc. |
| Inference | what you can figure out based on what you see and what you already know about the world |
| Point of View | The way the author lets you see and hear what is happening. Examples: 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person |
| Protagonist | The main character or a major character (can be the hero, but is not always a "good guy") |
| Observation | What you can see with your own eyes |
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