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| Occurs within the character. |
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| Involves a character pitted agianst an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstical or another character. |
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| When a character gets into a conflict or problem with another character. |
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| Leading character struggles with himself/herself with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, choices, etc... |
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Character has a problem with out side forces.
Ex: Tornado, Hurricane |
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| Where one attemps to break free of a predetermined path chosen for him prior to his knowledge. |
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| An underlining message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand. |
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| An expression of the claim that the writer or speaker is trying to support. |
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| Used to eliminate unessary prepostional phrases from someones writing. |
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A fictional place in which the story takes place.
Ex: Hogwarts |
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| A breif phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person or thing. |
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| Larger than life figure who embodies the idea of a nation or race. |
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| Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. |
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| The attitude a writer that takes toward a subject. |
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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as.
Ex: The cat was AS soft As a cloud.
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| A figure of speech that makes a comparision between two things that are basically unlike but have one thing in common, with out using like or as. |
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| The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as Buzz, Whisper, Gargle and Murmur. |
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Repetiton of constant sounds at the beginning of words.
Ex: Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore. |
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| Descriptive words & phrases that re-created sencery expirences for the reader. |
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The special kind of contrast between apperance & reality.
Ex:" I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" |
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| A person, place an object or an activity that stands for something beyond itself. |
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