Writing and Poetic Techniques
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15 Terms
Alliteration
two or more words beginning with the same letter
Antonganist
A character who makes another character struggle
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
Climax
The turning point of action in the plot, the moment of highest tension
Denouement
The resolution of a plot
Foreshadowing
Hint of what is to come in the future of a plot
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that involves exaggeration
Imagery
When a writer uses descriptive language to evoke an image in your mind
Metaphor
A comparison between two things that are different
Simile
A comparison between two things that are different, using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Personification
Giving objects human emotions or attributes
Protagonist
A main character in a text
Pathetic Fallacy
Giving the weather human-like emotions or attributes
Rising Action
A set of conflicts that lead the plot to the climax
Onomatopoeia
When the word imitates the sound it describes