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26 Cards in this Set
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setting
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the time and place where the events of a story take palce
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character
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a person or animal in a story
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing characters or forces
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theme
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the general lesson or idea about life that a story or play reveals
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dialogue
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conversations between two or more characters
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narrative
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a spoken or written account of events; a story
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plot
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the series of related events that make up a story
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affect
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(verb) make a difference to
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foreshadow
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clues or hints suggesting events that will happen later in the story
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internal conflict
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takes place within a character's own mind
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external conflict
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a character struggles with an outside force
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imagery
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language that appeals to the senses
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metaphor
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a comparison of two different things that does not use the words “like” or “as”
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simile
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a comparison of two different things that uses the words “like” or “as”
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hyperbole
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an extreme exaggeration or overstatement
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personification
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referring to an object or animal as if it has human thoughts, characters, or feelings
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alliteration
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the repetition of the same consonant sound in words that are close together
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idiom
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a phrase where the meaning is different than what the words actually represent or say
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onomatopoeia
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words that make the sound that they are spelling out
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metaphor
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You are my sunshine.
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simile
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He was as tall as a tree.
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hyperbole
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I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
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personification
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The leaves danced in the wind.
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alliteration
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She sells sea shells down by the sea shore.
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idiom
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It is going to cost an arm and a leg. Meaning= it is going to cost a lot of money
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onomatopoeia
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Not even the buzz of the alarm could wake her up.
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