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Title

KeyTerms Grade 8

Description

This set contains essential terms based on the 8th grade Common CoreStandards.

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Subject

Literature

Level

8th Grade

Created

09/22/2010

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Term

dynamic character

Definition

one who changes or grows during the course of a work

Term

static character

Definition

one who does not change

Term

round character

Definition

a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully explained by the author

Term

flat character

Definition

an easily recognized character in fiction who may not be fully explained but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author

Term

irony

Definition

a contradiction between what happens and what is expected