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Series of related events in a story or play sometimes called the story line.

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Story Elements - Plot - Main Events - Literacy Short Clips

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Beginning of a story where the characters and setting are introduced.

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A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

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The climax or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama.

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This portion of the narrative helps deflate the plot's tension and gives the character time to unwind after the emotional scene.

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Resolution is the conclusion of a story's plot and is a part of a complete conclusion to a story.

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

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The protagonist is frequently known as the hero of the story while the antagonist is the villain.

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Disagreement or argument between two characters.

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When a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs.

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Conflict between the main character and any external force such as another character, society, nature, or technology.

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A subject of a work of art, music, or literature.

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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Connotation and Denotation are two principal methods of describing the meanings of words.

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DENOTATIONS & CONNOTATIONS | English Lesson

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The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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Mood is created by means of setting, attitude, and descriptions.

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A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

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a warning or indication of a later event in the story.

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The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

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The narrator's position in relation to a story being told.

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First person vs. Second person vs. Third person - Rebekah Bergman

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A storyteller recounts events from his or her own point of view using the first person such as "I", "us", "our" and "ourselves".

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The second-person point of view belongs to the person (or people) being addressed.

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Where the narrator reports the events that take place without knowing the motivations or thoughts of any of the characters.

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The narrator relates only their own thoughts, feelings, and knowledge about various situations and the other characters.

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as.

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A metaphor is a literary device that figuratively compares and equates two things that are not alike. An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.

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Giving non-human things human characteristics.

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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What Are Oxymorons?

An oxymoron is a phrase made of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings. You might say that they juxtapose each other, which means, when placed close together, they create an interesting contrasting effect. In fact, the word 'oxymoron' is an oxymoron in itself-- oxy is Greek for 'sharp' and moron is Greek for 'dull.'

The phrase jumbo shrimp is a great example of an oxymoron. The word 'jumbo' means huge or gigantic, while the word 'shrimp' means small. When you combine the two words to make the phrase, 'jumbo shrimp,' you are using an oxymoron!

Why Do We Use Oxymorons?

An oxymoron can be used for a few different reasons. You can use these phrases for dramatic descriptions. For example, if you say that something is disgustingly delicious, you're trying to express that you think it tastes really, really good. But the phrase 'disgustingly delicious' sounds so much more dramatic than 'really good.' This is an oxymoron because, technically, something can't be both disgusting and delicious.

These phrases are so interesting because they are two opposites joined together to create one great, descriptive expression. You might also use them because you want people to think hard about what you're saying or maybe you just want to make someone laugh!

Another reason these opposing words are used is because sometimes people don't realize their phrase is an oxymoron. There are so many phrases that people use everyday that don't make very much sense. Since these phrases are used so often by so many people, they become everyday language and commonplace, whether or not they're right or wrong. Some common examples of accidental oxymorons include 'bitter sweet,' 'freezer burn,' and 'definite maybe.'

Examples of Oxymorons

You could create countless oxymorons using various combinations of words, such as the phrases on the chalkboard. Take a look at some more oxymorons in detail:

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oxymoron lesson for kids: definition & examples - video & lesson transcript | study.com

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Oxymoron Lesson for Kids: Definition & Examples - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

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An oxymoron is a phrase made of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings. You might say that they juxtapose each other, which means, when placed close together, they create an interesting contrasting effect. In fact, the word 'oxymoron' is an oxymoron in itself-- oxy is Greek for 'sharp' and moron is Greek for 'dull.'

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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.

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

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is an Allusion?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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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.

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Assonance || A Figure of Speech in English

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Poetic Devices: Alliteration - Examples & Meaning

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

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Cliché Meaning | Daily vocabulary | Vocabgram

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

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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.

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What is a Pun? Definition with Examples | Figures of Speech

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The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.

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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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What is Irony? Definition and Its Types with Examples.

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The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.

Example: "Awesome! Another Test!"

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What is verbal irony? - Christopher Warner

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Situational irony is when the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected.

Example: The principal's daughter is a high school drop out.

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Situational irony: The opposite of what you think - Christopher Warner

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Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don't.

Example: In Beauty and the Beast the audience knows that the beast is a prince, but Belle does not.

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In on a secret? That's dramatic irony - Christopher Warner

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The creation or construction of a fictional character.

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The writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells the reader or viewer what the character is like.

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The character that stays the same all through the story.

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A character that changes due to an event.

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A character that we know a lot of information about.

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Techniques or language used to convey a point or to convince an audience

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Credibility/trust
-personal branding
-confidence in delivery
-cites credible sources

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Emotions/Values
-stories
-inspirational quotes
-vivid language

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Logic/reason/proof
-Structure of the speech (opening/body/conclusion
-references to studies, statistics, case studies
-comparisons, analogies, and metaphors.

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EaTZv0Y7QJkwKi2YJ5_f6anzZUd8rZ0YvKz0qs9wmZA/edit#slide=id.gca566f5800_0_77