Monday, August 3, 2015

Terms to Know

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conflict

antonym

synonym

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

alliteration

allusion

synthesize

summarize

paraphrase

syntax

diction

rhetoric

memoir

satire

irony

absurdity

analogy

assonance

order of
importance

cause/
effect

chronological
sequence

problem/
solution

compare/
contrast

denotation

connotation

protagonist

antagonist

oxymoron

onomatopoeia

paradox

motif

tone

mood

bias

foreshadowing

flashback

suspense

theme

anecdote*

exposition


*anecdote: short, verbal accounting of a funny, amusing incident.

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