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This stack reviews common terminology related to fiction.

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Definition
show writing that an author invents or creates  
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show words say one thing but mean another EX: Rivers of tears rushed down my face.  
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show words mean exactly what it says EX: I cried. Tears ran down my face.  
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alliteration   show
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show a way of explaining one thing by comparing it to another thing that is not otherwise alike EX: Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in.  
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show an extreme exaggeration found in literature EX: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.  
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idiom   show
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show language that appeals to the senses EX: Her face blossomed when she caught a glimpse of him.  
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show a comparison between two unlike things where one thing becomes the other; does not use "like" or "as" EX: His smile is a ray of sunshine that makes people feel happy, no matter how down they are.  
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show a type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were a person EX: Laugh and the world laughs with you.  
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show using a word that suggests two or more meanings or the meaning of another word with a similar sound, usually in an effort at humor EX: My friend was telling me bird puns, so I said, "Toucan play at that game."  
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show a comparison between two unlike things, using "like" or "as" EX: The pirate's eyes were black as coal.  
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show a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself EX: The American flag represents America and symbolizes freedom.  
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plot   show
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show the character(s) attempt to resolve a problem or conflict  
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climax   show
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show where the author ties up any loose ends in the story  
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resolution   show
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character   show
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show the person about whom the story is written  
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show what the character says (his or her tone, words, topics)  
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setting   show
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show the person who tells a story  
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show narrator is part of the story (I, we, me)  
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second person   show
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third person   show
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show the main or central idea about life that the author wants to communicate  
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point of view   show
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