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the repetition of initial sounds, as in "scorching summer sensations."
Alliteration
reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea, event, etc.
Allusion
a character who opposes the main character
Antagonist
the struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
meaning suggested by a word beyond its definition, what a reader believes/feels the word means
Connotation
a dictionary definition, what the word actually means
Denotation
conversation carried on by the characters in a literary work
Dialogue
writing from a writer's imagination. It can be inspired by actual events or completely made up.
Fiction
using figures of speech to heighten meaning i.e. metaphor, simile, personification
Figurative Language
interruption in the narrative to show an instance from the past
Flashback
a hint to the reader of what is to come
Foreshadowing
a form or type of literature: novel, short story, poem, play, etc.
Genre
an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
in language, a customary expression that cannot be taken literally, "She has rats in her hair."
Idiom
the sensory details that relate to the senses and create pictures in our minds
Imagery
an implied comparison, "A green plant is a machine that runs on solar energy"
Metaphor
