6th grade Literary terms flashcards for Unit 1 & 2

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________ – short, non-fiction work that expresses a writer’s thoughts about a single subject

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personal essay

Front

A struggle that takes place within a character

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internal conflict

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Person or animal who takes part in a literary work

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character

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________ gives a picture in words of a character, object, or scene.

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description

Front

An essay that relates to the life of the writer.

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personal essay

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________ - conversation involving two or more people or characters

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dialogue

Front

The use of words or phrases that sound like what they name.

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onomatopoeia

Front

A struggle between two or more people or things in a literary work

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external conflict

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________ – a comparison using like or as

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simile

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A series of events related to a central conflict.

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plot