Literary Terms -set 2
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- a fight or difference of opinion in a story
- conflict
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words that are pronounced the same but are spelled differently
Example blew-blue - homonym
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a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Example: Her hair was like gold. - simile
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a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as". You say that one thing "is/was" the other.
Ex: Her hair is gold. Her hair was gold. - metaphor
- when something happens in a story which is the opposite of what is expected
- irony
- the overall effect of an author's writing in a story
- tone
- the outline of events in a story
- plot
- The turning point in a story. The highest point of interest in the plot when the conflict is resolved.
- climax
- Writing that tells a story
- narrative
- Writing that tries to get the reader to change his feelings, beliefs, or actions.
- persuasive