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characterize

to describe someone's character by exposing their traits

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conflict

a disagreement; struggle

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structure

the skeleton, the foundation of a work

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point of view

the perspective from which a story is viewed or told. 3rd person omniscient: out of it and functioning like a God. 3rd person limited: out of it and looking in through the point of view of only one character

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theme

the overall word or sentence that sums up a story

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purpose

an author's reason for writing something; intent to.

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tone

the way that the author portrays something, used as a synonym for attitude

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attitude

how a writer or character feels about a given subject, character, someone else, etc.

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perspective

viewpoint, or way of seeing something; how you, a character, sees something

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irony

the qualities of something thought to go our way, but goes the opposite

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diction

speech; selection of a word or vocabulary for a text

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argument

disagreement; organized attempt to persuade an audience to accept a certain opinion or belief

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oxymoron

a two word contradiction

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metaphor

a comparison that doesn't use the words like or as

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symbol

something that represents something else

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motif

an idea that appears most in a story

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simile

a comparison that uses like or as

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emphasize

to make something seem important

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imagery

the act of painting a sensual experience inside of you; using every sense

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explain

to elaborate on something and to support it

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rhyme scheme

that pattern of end rhyme in a poem

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stanza

a poetic paragraph

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personification

giving human characteristics to inanimate objects/animals

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connotation

associations that a word has been given by popular and/or historical use, (usually negative)

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objective

writing with out bias; simply defining

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subjective

biased writing

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dialogue

conversation between characters

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inference

prediction, a drawn conclusion supported by details

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insight

understanding without supporting details

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figurative language

use of a simile, metaphor, personification, symbols

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climactic

an event that relates to or is the climax, note worthy because of a significant change

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resolution

a solution to the conflict. The last note worthy change

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complications

things that prevent something from going smoothly

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atmosphere

"Sense" of the setting; it is often used as a synonym for mood

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setting

the location of where the story takes place; physical surroundings

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mood

the overall way that the story makes you feel; synonym for atmosphere

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text

the writing in a piece of literature; piece of writing

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rhetoric

a writer with a purpose working a subject for an audience

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appeal

an attempt to reach you emotionally, logically, or by virtue.

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diction

speech; selection of a word or vocabulary for a text

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