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7419097993ClimaxThe point of greatest interest in a story or play. Usually occurs near the end of a story, after the reader has understood the conflict and become emotionally involved with the characters. The conflict is resolved and the outcome of the plot usually becomes clear.0
7419097996ConflictA struggle between opposing forces.1
74190980011st Person Point of ViewThe narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )2
74190980023rd Person (limited)The narrator tells what only one character thinks, feels and observes.3
74190980033rd Person (omniscient)an all-knowing point of view, where the narrator sees into the minds of all the characters.4
7419098004Resolutionthe final outcome of the story5
7419098006AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art6
7419098007ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)7
7419098010Alliterationthe repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words8
7419098014ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character9
7419098015MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader10
7419098016ThemeA message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.11
7419098018Protagonistthe main character in a literary work12
7419098019AntagonistA character or force in conflict with the main character13
7419330971IdiomA common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.14
7419343490IronyA contrast between expectation and reality15
7419374788Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea16
7419380601OxymoronIt is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.17
7419391783SymbolA thing that represents or stands for something else18
7419425045Extended MetaphorComparison that continues for several lines or possibly the entire length of a work19

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