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final exam terms ls
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nonfiction | a true story |
| fiction | a story that is not true |
| fact | a statement that can be proved |
| opinion | a statement that reflects the writers belief |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that imitate the action or object they refer to |
| free verse | poetry that avoids repetition of the same line length |
| lyric | usually song like or personal poetry |
| stanza | group of poetic lines that belong together |
| alliteration | repeated sounds in a passage or verse |
| imagery | consists of words or phrases that appeal to the readers 5 senses |
| speaker | imaginary person who says the words in a poem |
| simile | compare 2 things using the words "like or as" |
| metaphor | calls one thing another without using the words "like or as" |
| personification | gives human qualities to animals,ideas,or things |
| irony | a technique of indicating an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually stated. |
| first person point of view | point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction. |
| third person point of view | a form of storytelling in which a narrator relates all action in third person, using third person pronouns such as "he" or "she." |
| Omniscient point of view | – point of view in which the narrator sees into the minds of all of the characters |
| static character | character in a work of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story |
| dynamic character | the character undergoes an important, internal change because of the action in the plot |
| antagonist | the character who opposes the hero when there is one and provides the story's conflict. |
| protagonist | the hero or narrator of the story |
| flashback | a scene that describes an event that occurred before the time in which the main story is set. |
| foreshadowing | a word used to describe clues about events yet to occur in a story |
| plot | events in a story particularly rendered toward achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect or general theme |
| exposition | beginning of the plot, sets the tone, establishes the setting, |
| rising action | |
| climax |
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