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climax

The high point of the story

connecting

Relating the story to something

dialect

Form of language that is spoken in a certain place

dialogue

The words that characters speak aloud

evaluate

The process of judging the worth of someone or something

irony

A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen

act

Major section of a play

analysis

Process of breaking something down

flashback

An interruption in a scene that goes back in time

simile

Comparison using like or as

Cause & Effect

One thing happens because of another

fiction

The story is not real

biography

The story is written about a persons life

motivation

Why a character does something

foil

A character who is a striking contrast to another character

genre

Type of literature

foreshadowing

Hints to later events in the story

Non- fiction

Story is real

characterization

Includes all the techniques writers use to create and develop characters

jargon

Specialized vocabulary used by a certain proffesion

personfication

Giving a non-living thing human characteristics

author’s purpose

Reason the author wrote the story

main character

Main person or thing in the story

generalization

Broad statement about an entire group

fantasy

Story that takes place in an unreal, imaginary world