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Folktales
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Stories passed through generations
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Limerick
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light or humerous verse
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Metaphor
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comparison between two unlike things
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Narrater
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The speaker of the story.
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Antagonist
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Principal character in opposition to the protagonist. Sometimes not a person but an obstacle such as a force of nature, society or inner conflict.
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Poetry
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Writing that expresses ideas through rhythmic patterns
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Alliteration
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The repitition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
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exposition
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the backround information that the author provides about the settiing,plot character or other essential story elements.
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flashback
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technique the author inturrupts a person
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irony
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a difference between what is expectedand what actually happens
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Resolution
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occurs at the end of a story
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Author's Purpose
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The author's intent to teach, entertain, or persuade the reader.
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Fable
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Narrative intended to convey a moral. Animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics often serve as characters in fables. (FABLES IS IN THE DEFINTION)
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Literary Nonfiction
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Text that includes literary elements and devices usually associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events.
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paraphrase
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restate in your own words. A paraphrase is a retelling of the reading selection that inclueds more than just the main ideas.
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Mood
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The overall feeling that is created by the author's words
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Fiction
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Any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact
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Suffix
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letters placed at the end of the words
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Conclusion
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The ending of the story or the summarization of ideas or closing argument in nonfictional texts.
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Visualize
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the abillity to "see" what you are reading.
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climax
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the moment when the action of the story comes to its highest point. This usually occurs at the end of the story just before the resolution.
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Point of view
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Perspective from which the story is told
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biography
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the story of a persons life written by another person.
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charactor vs. self
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an internal conflict that takes place in a charactor's mind. For example, a character may have to decide between right or wrong or between two solutions to a problem. Sometimes, a character must deal with his/her mixed fellings or emotions.
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Cause and Effect
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The cause of something and the effect that happened after that
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auto bio
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a story of a persons life wriiten by the person
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