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??? ?^the imaginative or creative work of short story writers and novelists,fiction'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the central idea or message about people and life that the writer communicates. Sometimes this can be a moral (a simple lesson about good and bad). More often the theme makes us think about some of the less simple issues in our lives. , theme'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^general term for the \"voice\" \"speaking\" the text to the reader. , speaker'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a speaker who tells a story , narrator'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^This is the perspective or vantage point from which a story is told. It can be a character\'s or the narrator\'s point of view. , point of view'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the narrator of the story is a character and refers to him- or herself as \"I\". , first person '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the narrator is not a character and refers to the characters as \"he\" \"she\" or \"they\" , third person '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the narrator can tell us what\'s happening in different characters\' minds or from more than one perspective (omniscient means \"all-knowing\") , omniscient third person '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the narrator relates the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character in the story. , limited third person '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the attitude towards his or her subject matter which the speaker/narrator suggests (e.g. amused disapproving sad) , tone '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^both the place (where) and the time (when) of the story , setting '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the people in the story play or poem , characters'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the most important people in the text , major characters'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the less important people in the text , minor characters'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^What happens – the events; and one event leads to the next; the action of a story , plot'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the beginning of the story where the characters setting and conflict are introduced. , exposition'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the main character tries to solve his or her problem and where suspense may be built up. , rising action'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the most important and frequently the most exciting part of the story; when the main character comes face to face with the problem. (Also known as the turning point) , climax'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^when the character learns to deal with life after the problem; usually having learnt something new that has changed him in some way. , falling action '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a natural surprising or thought-provoking conclusion. , resolution '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^something earlier in the story where the author gives a clue about what might happen later , foreshadowing '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. , conflict'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the main character has a struggle against something or someone outside him- or herself , external conflict'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the main character has a struggle against something inside her- or himself , internal conflict'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where the writer builds up a strong curiosity in the reader about what\'s going to happen next in the plot , suspense'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a form of literary expression that differs from prose in using separate lines. , poetry'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^text written in standard sentences and paragraphs. , prose'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a group of lines forming a unit in poetry (the equivalent of a prose paragraph) , stanza'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^poetry which tells a story , narrative poetry '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^traditional form of narrative poetry that tells a story in regularly rhymed and rhythmic stanzas., ballad '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^repeated initial consonants, alliteration '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the use of a word or phrase whose sound imitates its meaning (e.g. \"plop\" \"bang!\") , onomatopoeia '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^ repeated vowel sounds , assonance '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^ repeated consonants in the middle or at the end of words , consonance '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the repetition of sounds at the ends of words which appear close to each other in the poem. (End rhyme occurs at the ends of the lines. Internal rhyme occurs within a single line.) , rhyme '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the pattern of end rhymes in a poem. This pattern is shown by labelling each set of rhyming words with a different letter; following alphabetical order (e.g. \"abab\"). , rhyme scheme '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^ the pattern made by a sequence of stressed and unstressed syllables , rhythm '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^ poetry without regular rhyme or rhythm , free verse '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a three-line seventeen syllable Japanese form of poem often expressing sharp insights into nature , haiku '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a humorous five-line poem with a set rhythm and rhyme pattern. , limerick '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^short poems expressing strong personal feelings , lyric poetry '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^ the \"chorus\" or lines repeated during a poem or song , refrain '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a fourteen line poem structured according to specific rules (e.g. the chorus speeches in Romeo and Juliet) , sonnet'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a regular rhythmic pattern running through a poem so that the reader senses a predictable \"beat\" , meter'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^language that provides sensory details so that the reader can see/hear/touch/taste/smell more sharply what the poet is describing , imagery '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^an image describing directly what\'s actually \"there\" , literal imagery '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^images using a comparison; imagining what\'s actually there in terms of something else with which it has similarities , figurative imagery '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a figurative image which states the comparison directly by using \"like\" or \"as\" , simile '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a figurative image which masks the comparison by pretending that the imagined comparison is the thing being described (no \"like\" or \"as\") , metaphor '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a figurative image in which an animal object or idea is given human form , personification '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a figurative image in which a thing represents a larger idea , symbol'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a larger section of a play usually containing more than one scene , act'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^a short section of a play showing one short sequence of action , scene'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where two or more characters speak to each other , dialogue'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where only one of characters on stage is speaking for some time , monologue'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^where a character speaks alone as if no-one else (except the audience) is listening , soliloquy'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^instructions to the actors which aren\'t spoken , stage directions '); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the writer of a short story or novel, author'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the writer of poetry, poet'); q('3^Which term fits the following definition:

??? ?^the word for the writer of plays (dramatist), playwright');