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s the idea that good always conquers evil or that true love is forever.

a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

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Power in Literature, Short Stories Part 4: Plot

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"a literary device in which the author tells readers what is happening in the piece

a comprehensive description and
explanation of an idea or theory

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builds conflict through decisions made by the protagonist or events that happen to the protagonist

The section of a story that leads toward its climax.

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resolves the main conflict of the story and is the moment the main character reaches—or fails to reach—their goa

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

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signifies that the story's main conflict is coming to a close

the elements of plot after a story's climax and before the resolution

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the conclusion of a story's plot.

a firm decision to do or not to do something.

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Literature & Reading : What Is Story Resolution?

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The place where a story happens.

he time and place in which a story is told.

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"What is a Setting?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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a protagonist is the main character of the story and The antagonist, in contrast, works against this main character to stop them from reaching their goal.

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

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the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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involve the character experiencing opposing needs, desires or values.

a struggle within a person's mind over a problem or question

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What is Internal Conflict | Explained in 2 min

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conflict between the main character and any external force

the struggle between a person (or a group) and a force that is outside.

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The main idea is what the book is mostly about.

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is a Theme in Literature?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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flowy, figurative language creates colorful prose,

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

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to organize language in order to convey meaning.

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

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homework refers to schoolwork done outside of school

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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This video explains the difference between connotation and denotation. It is intended for use as direct instruction for a flipped classroom or as a supplemental material for remediation. It is aligned to the VASOL ELA7.4d: Identify Connotations. This is part of a larger lesson.

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the author's attitude toward the topic.

a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength

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Analyzing tone through word choice | Reading | Khan Academy

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the feeling that the writer is trying to evoke in their readers—feelings like calm, anxiety, joy, or anger

a temporary state of mind or feeling.

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interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's life

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

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is a Flashback?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

be a warning or indication of (a future event)

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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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Repeating the same words and phrases within the same sentence.

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way

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Parallelism: The secret to great writing

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refers to who is telling or narrating a story.

used especially in describing a method of shooting a scene or film that expresses the attitude of the director or writer toward the material or of a character in a scene.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is Point of View?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” “we,” and “us,” in order to tell a story from the narrator's perspective

a human being regarded as an individual.

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

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the reader is either the protagonist or a character in the story and the events are happening to them

a human being regarded as an individual

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Writing 2nd Person Point of View: Why It's Worth Trying!

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a neutral narrator that is not privy to characters' thoughts or feelings.

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

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Point of View (P.O.V.): Third Person Omniscient, Limited-Omniscient, and Objective

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where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he.

Focussing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character.

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

This is a common form of third-person narration in which the teller of the tale, who often appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient

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to help describe one thing by comparing it to another thing that is perhaps seemingly unrelated

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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Simile Lesson | Classroom Language Arts Video

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one thing is another thing. It equates those two things not because they actually are the same, but for the sake of comparison or symbolism.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is a Metaphor?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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describes something non-human with human characteristics

attribution of personal qualities

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

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an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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What is Hyperbole? | Educational Rap for Language Arts Students

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things represent other things

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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to create emphasis

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

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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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“neutralize” or “soften” topics that are often considered offensive, embarrassing, or taboo

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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Euphemisms That Native Speakers Use All the Time

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to enhance a text by providing further meaning,

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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to grasp the reader's attention to a particular phrase and it helps to exaggerate the meaning of that phrase.

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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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What are Assonance and Consonance?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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used to emphasize something important that a writer or speaker would like to express.

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

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Oregon State University - School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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time (Better Late Than Never), anger (madder than a wet hen), love (love is blind), and even hope (Tomorrow is Another Day)

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

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amplify messages in a way that draws readers in and helps to awaken their senses.

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 are puns? 🤔 | Puns in English | Learn with examples

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a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality

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

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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

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a statement in which the speaker's words are incongruous with the speaker's intent.

a figure of speech.

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What is verbal irony? - Christopher Warner

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an expected outcome does not happen, or its opposite happens instead

a striking reversal of what is expected or intended:

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

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an audience's awareness of the situation in which a work's characters exist differs substantially from that of the characters'

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

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

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it helps you understand your characters, and how each character's personality and perspectives can help drive the plot forward.

the creation or construction of a fictional character.

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the author is stating a definitive fact about the character, as opposed to more subtle descriptions that leave some things up to the reader's imagination

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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Direct & Indirect Characterization - Instructional Video

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it allows writers to give an idea of a character without directly describing them

The writer reveals information about a character's personality through his/her words, actions, and thoughts, along with other characters' responses to that character

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Direct and Indirect Characterization: Show and Tell

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a type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline

one that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end

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one who learns a lesson or changes as a person

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude

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a character with little to no complex emotions, motivations, or personality

two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work

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Flat Character Design: Illustrator Tutorial

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deep and layered character in a story.

characters as described by the course of their development in a work of literature.

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is a Flat Character vs a Round Character?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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to inform, educate, persuade or motivate specific audiences in specific situations.

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

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How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston

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convincing your audience that you have good character and you are credible therefore your words can be trusted

the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.

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An Introduction to Ethos, Logos and Pathos

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to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel

a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

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to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic.

the Word of God, or principle of divine reason and creative order, identified in the Gospel of John with the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ.