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8th Grade
08/27/2007

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alliteration
Definition
the repitition of initial consonant sounds
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allusion
Definition
a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
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analogy
Definition
makes a comparison between two or more things that are similiar in some ways but other wise unalike
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anecdote
Definition
a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event
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antagonist
Definition
a character or a force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist.
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atmosphere
Definition
is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
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autobiography
Definition
the story of the writers own life, told by the writer.
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ballad
Definition
a songlike poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure and romance
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biography
Definition
is a form of nonfiction in which a writers tells the life story of another person
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