Creative Writing Terms

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Symbolism

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the use of people, objects, situations, or actions to represent abstract ideas or concepts

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Foreshadowing

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Hints of what is to come

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External Conflict

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Struggle between opposing forces

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Point of View

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Perspective from which a story is told

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Theme

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Central idea of a work

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Allegory

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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Characterization

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the description of a character's personality, physical traits, actions, thoughts, and point of view