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a plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

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The rising action is the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story, otherwise known as the exposition.

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is the decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action.

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the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.

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The resolution is the end of the story.

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A setting is the time and place in which a story is told.

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the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

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a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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the struggle occurring within a character's mind.

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sets a character against something or someone beyond their control.

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involves two characters struggling against each other

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a story in which an individual (or a small group of individuals) chooses to or is forced to fight against their society or community.

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an external struggle positioning the character against an animal or a force of nature

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a type of literary conflict in which a character faces technology

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the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

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choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.

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the set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence.

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DENOTATION: The direct definition of the word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal.

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a literary device that reflects the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.

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literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

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a scene that takes place before a story begins.

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a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.

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the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.

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Parallel structure | Syntax | Khan Academy

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direct comparison of two UNLIKE things using ''like'' or ''as.''  (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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a direct comparison betweem two unlike things WITHOUT using ''like'' or ''as.'' "the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering"

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a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.  “You're a snake! Everything you hiss out of your mouth is a lie.''

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. "he was the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy"

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. "he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles"

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. "he has always believed in the importance of symbolism in garden art"

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).

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This song explains oxymoron, and gives examples that transcend into everyday communication. Since oxymoron are "side by side words that are opposite in meaning," many examples permeate into everyday oral language. I like to analyze these examples as they come up in conversation and in literature to give my students experience with real world examples on a continual basis.

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

"“downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts"

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

"an allusion to Shakespeare"

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in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ).

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected word. "the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”"

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Alliteration | Award Winning Alliteration Teaching Video | What is Alliteration?

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a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

"the old cliché “one man's meat is another man's poison.”"

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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

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Idioms | Award Winning Teaching Video | What Is An Idiom? | Figurative Language

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a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

"the pigs were a squeal (if you'll forgive the pun)"

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a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

"I'm trying to get Matthew to change his point of view"

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In first-person narration, the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. I prefer coffee to hot cocoa.

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In second person point of view the reader is part of the story. The narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you." It's all about how you look at it.

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Third-person objective point of view has a neutral narrator that is not privy to characters' thoughts or feelings. “Hansel walked ahead of Gretel. Gretel dropped breadcrumbs behind her as she went.

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What Is Third Person Limited? Third person limited point of view (or POV) is a narration style that gives the perspective of a single character.

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The third person omniscient point of view is the most open and flexible POV available to writers.