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Myth
A story explaining the actions of gods or heroes
Tone
The author’s attitude towards a subject
Mood
The way the reader/audience receives the message of a story
Metaphor
A comparison using two unalike objects
Essay
Short non-fiction writing that explains something
Folktale
Stories and other works that arise out of oral tradition
Genre
Type or kind of literature
Narrative
Writing that tells a story
Point of view
Perspective in which the story is told
Protagonist
The hero of the story
Setting
Time and place
Style
The way a writer typically writes
Theme
The message of the work
Dialogue
Conversation between 2 or more people
Motivation
The reason a character behaves in a certain manner
Denouement
Anything, any events that occur after the resolution
Resolution
The way the story works out
Aphorism
A short witty saying to teach a moral or lesson
Slant rhyme
Rhyme with similar words but not identical sounds
Personification
Attribute human qualities to something not human
History
Record of occurrences of a certain place or people
Archetype
Theme or pattern that is similar around the world
Symbol
An item with meaning that stands for something else
Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces
Dialect
Language specific to a region
Imagery
Descriptive or detailed language
Flashback
Stop current action to go back to tell a piece of information
Foreshadowing
Hints or clues as to what may happen
Irony
The difference or contrast between reality and expectation
Lyric
A poem that expresses feelings
Quatrain
Group of 4 verses, lines, in poetry
Rhyme scheme
Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Stanza
Section of verses in a poem
Motivation
The reason why a character does something
Persuasion
Any writing written to change the reader's opinion
Stream of consciousness
Writing that imitates the natural flow of thought
Grammar
Rules of a language
Note
Flashcard