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Research Terminology B
Character Pt. of View D
ElementsofFiction E
Sound Speaking Devices C
Figurative Language Devices A
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An example is my arm was like a lead pipe 1a
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What is a simile? 1a
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An exaggeration for special effectfor example,
I cried a bucket of tears over you. 2a
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What is an hyperbole? 2a
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Language that appeals to the senses, for example,
the jagged, piercing streak of lightning came
seconds before the deafening clap of thunder . 3a
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What is imagery? 3a
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A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is
given human characteristicsfor example, the
desk walked out of the room. 4a
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What is personification? 4a
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A person, place or thing, with its own meaning
and meaning beyond itselfEx. the American flag,
the Christian cross 5a
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What is a symbol? 5a
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A book for finding definitions, pronunciations,
word histories, etc. 1b
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What is a dictionary? 1b
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A reference of up-to-date information about
current events, statistics, and dates 2b
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What is an almanac? 2b
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Multiple volume resource with alphabetically
indexed subjects, giving general info 3b
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What is an encyclopedia? 3b
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A list of sources used to write a report 4b
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What is a bibliography, or list of works cited
4b
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A source for locating synonyms or antonyms 5b
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What is a thesaurus? 5b
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An example is Peter Piper picked a peck of
peppers. 1c
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What is alliteration? 1c
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A way of speaking characteristic of a particular
region or group of people, for example, Waal, I
dont rightly git it, but Ill go long wit
yall. 2c
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What is a dialect? 2c
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Examples are boom, pop, sizzle, bang, buzz. 3c
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What is onomatopoeia? 3c
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A conversation between two or more characters. 4c
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What is a dialogue? 4c
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Repetition of like sounds in wordsEx. packet,
jacket, racket. 5c
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What is rhyme? 5c
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A person or thing that tells a story. 1d
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What is a narrator? 1d
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The vantage point from which a story is told. 2d
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What is point of view? 2d
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A character who opposes the main character in a
storys conflict 3d
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What is the antagonist? 3d
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The vantage point in a story in which the
narrator only knows what he/she can observe, and
in which the story is told using the pronouns I
and/or me. 4d
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What is First-person point of view 4d
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The point of view in which the narrator is
all-knowing and can tell the reader more than one
characters thoughts 5d
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What is omniscient point of view? 5d
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The turning point in a story that creates the
most suspense 1e
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What is the climax? 1e
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The overall atmosphere or feeling of a work of
literature. 2e
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What is mood? 2e
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The time and place of a piece of literature. 3e
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What is the setting? 3e
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The main idea that an author wishes to convey in
a story or piece of writing 4e
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What is a theme? 4e
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The struggle between opposing forces in a
storylike man vs. society, or man vs. himself 5e
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What is the conflict? 5e
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A story that explains something about the world,
and involves gods or supernatural forceslike the
story of Orpheus.
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What is a myth?