Literary Terms and Concepts

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Character traits

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A combination of different qualities that make a character, such as feelings, thoughts, personality, and the choices they make

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Feelings

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Something that we feel from within (happiness, sadness, joy, fear, disgust, etc.)

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Sequence of events

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The events of a story in order from first to last

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Imagery

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Language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes

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Stanza

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A division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually repeating pattern of rhythm and rhyme

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables

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Rhyme

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The repetition of the same or similar sounds in words, usually the ending parts of the words

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Motive

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The reason why someone does something

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Action

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Something that is done

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Conclude

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To come to an end or finish