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10th Grade
12/18/2012

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Flashback
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a scene that interrupts the action of a narrative to describe events that took place at an earlier time
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Novel
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Extended work of fiction./ Product of a writer's imagination
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Satire
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Criticize or make fun of something bad and foolish
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Humor
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a term applied to a literary work whose purpose is to entertain and to evoke laughter./ things that make us laugh
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Point of view
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1st-3rd point of view/ How the story is told
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Dynamic character
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evolve as individuals, learning from their experiences and growing emotionally/ character who changed over the story
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Static character
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tend to stay in a fixed position over the course of the story (never changed)
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Foreshadowing
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a writer's use of hint or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story (prediction)
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Antagonist
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a character who comes up with the conflicts with the protagonist
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Exposition
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part of a literary work that provides the background information necessary to understand characters and their actions
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Imagery
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the descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences
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Irony
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when something happens opposite to what we have expected
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Protagonist
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main character who causes the action
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Mood
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the feeling of the story
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Theme
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an underlying message that a writer wants the reader to understand (main point of the story)
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Suspense
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the excitement or tension that readers feel as they become involved in a story and eagerly await the outcome
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Conflict
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Struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of a story's plot
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Genre
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refers to the distinct types into which literary works can be grouped
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Climax
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the moment when the reader's interest and emotional intensity reach a peak. It usually occurs toward the end of the story and often results in a change in the character or a solution to the conflict
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Plot
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the sequence of actions and events in a literary work
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Oral tradition
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literature that is passed from one generation to another by performance or word of mouth
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Creation myth
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A particular kind of myth that explain how the universe, the earth, and life on earth began
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Memoir
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Form of autobiographical writing in which the writer shares personal experiences with observations of significant people/events
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Persuasive writing
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intended to convince a reader to adopt a particular opinion or to perform a certain action (argument)
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Dialect
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The distinct form of a language as it is spoken in one geographical area or by a particular social or ethic group (The language that the characters use)
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Symbol
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Object that means something beyond what it is
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Setting
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place and time period that the story takes place.
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