Tone - the attitude of the writer about what is written, Mood - the feeling or atmosphere created by descriptive writing, Plot - the sequence of events in a story, Theme - the message or lesson the author wants you to take from the story., Allusion - an indirect reference to another work, Imagery - descriptive language that can appeal to any of the five senses, Personification - giving human characteristics to something that is not human, Alliteration - when two or more words in a row begin with the same (consonant) sound, Assonance - created when a series of words repeat the same vowel sound, Characterization - the ways an author describes or builds a character, Round Character - a character with a complex personality that is usually described in detail, Flat Character - a 2-demensional character who is not described in detail , Dynamic Character - A character who undergoes an important change over the course of the story; They're different at the end than they are at the beginning, Static Character - A character who does not undergo any major change over the course of the story; They stay the same, External Conflict - a struggle that occurs between the character and an outside force, Internal Conflict - a struggle within the mind of the character, Rising Action - events leading up to the climax, Climax - the turning point of the story, Exposition - the beginning of a story that introduces us to the setting, main characters and basic situation, Genre - a category characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.,

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