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show the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word  
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show a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.  
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show comparison between two things alike in some way  
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show the character working against the main character  
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show the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words  
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author's purpose   show
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show the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature. Like real people,, characters display certain qualities, or traits, that develop and change over time  
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show a character who changes throughout the course of the novel  
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static characters   show
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round characters   show
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show a character with little to no personality  
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show the way a writer creates and develops characters  
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show a struggle between opposing forces. An external conflict involves a character who struggles against a force outside him/herself. An internal conflict is one that occurs within a character.  
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connotation   show
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show dictionary definition  
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dialogue   show
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show language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words  
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show an interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time  
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foreshadowing   show
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genre   show
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hyperbole   show
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show the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence  
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show an expression that has a meaning different from its individual words  
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show descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader.  
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show contrast between appearance and reality  
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situational irony   show
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verbal irony   show
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show understood by the audience, but not grasped by the characters in the story  
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show a comparison of two things that are basically unlike, but have some qualities in common  
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show the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the READER  
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show the voice that tells a story. Not the same as the writer  
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oxymoron   show
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show the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings  
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paradox   show
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show the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea  
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plot   show
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exposition   show
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show develops the conflict  
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climax   show
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show story begins to draw to a close  
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resolution   show
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show the ideal judgment that rewards virtue and punishes vice  
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show the method of narration  
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first person   show
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second person   show
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show not a character in the story  
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show narrator is all knowing  
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third person limited   show
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show the main character; involved in the main conflect  
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show a play on words based on the similarity of sound between the two words with different meanings  
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setting   show
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show is a genre of literature and/or performing arts in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule  
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show comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as  
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style   show
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symbolism   show
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show a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader  
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show the writer's attitude toward his or her own subject  
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show creating emphasis by saying less than is actually or literally true; opposite of hyperbole  
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show propels action. event that sets story in motion. Makes the rest possible.  
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almanac   show
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appendix   show
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atlas   show
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show a complete or selective list of works complied upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.  
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dictionary   show
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encyclopedia   show
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show such a list at the back of a book, explaining or defining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text.  
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show a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are more mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.  
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table of contents   show
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analyzing   show
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annotating   show
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arguing   show
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comparing and contrasting   show
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show to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.  
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critiquing   show
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show the main idea is the point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the topic. To figure out the main idea, ask yourself this question: What is being said about the person, thing, or idea (the topic)?  
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giving textual evidence   show
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making inferences   show
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paraphrasing   show
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summarizing   show
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using context clues   show
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show a story, poem, or picture that can be integrated to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.  
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show literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people  
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realistic fiction   show
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mystery   show
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adventure   show
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show a genre of fiction that is set in the past and involves real people, places, or significant events from history.  
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science fiction   show
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dystopian fiction   show
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show a genre of fiction that contains magical elements such as non-existant worlds, talking animals, and other creatures, and objects or people with super powers  
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show prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history  
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show imitating another work or style of a particular writer, artist, or genre for humorous effect  
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