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Short Stories: Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
06/02/2009

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character
Definition
people who participate in the story
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characterization
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techniques a writer used to develop characters
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conflict
Definition
struggle between two things
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diction
Definition
how an author words somemthing
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dramatic irony
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contrast between what a character knows and what the reader knows
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figuritive language
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language that is abstract
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flashback
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events that take place before the story
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foil
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a character that contrasts the main character
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forshadowing
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hints that point to future events in the story
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imagery
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phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
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mood
Definition
feeling that the writer creates
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point of view
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kind of narrator; shares views
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satire
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ridicules things in society to improve it
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setting
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time and place of the story
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situational irony
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the contrast between what a character knows and what actually happens
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structure
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the way a story is put together
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style
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the way a story is written
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syntax
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sentence structure
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tone
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attitude that a writer has
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