6th Literary Terms - Unit 1 flashcards

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

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personal essay

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A struggle that takes place within a character

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internal conflict

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A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.

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character

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A type of writing that portrays character, object, or scene.

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description

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_______ - 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 characters

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dialogue

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

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onomatopoeia

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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