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| A sequence of events in a literary work |
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| A figure of speech where one thing is described as another |
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| A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison |
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| use of words that imitate sounds |
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| When and where the poem takes place |
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| A central message in a literary work |
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| A struggle between opposing forces |
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| A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman object is given human characteristics |
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| Main character in a literary work |
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| Anything that stands or represents something else |
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| A lesson taught by a literary work |
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| The perspective from which a story is told |
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| A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem |
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| Writing or speech tat appeals to one or more of the five senses |
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| A diagram that shows the plot of the story |
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| The repetition of consonants, not vowels, in the beginning of several words |
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| The repetition of vowels, not consonants, in the beginning of several words |
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| A figure of speech when phrases are exaggerated |
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| To stir up strong feelings |
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| To wipe out from existence |
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