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vocab short story
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English
9th Grade
06/18/2007

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plot
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short story is its sequence of events
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theme
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of a short story is the central message or insight into life concealed through the wack
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point of view
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a story is the vantage from which the story is told
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charactors
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a short story are the people or animals who participate in the action
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climax
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a story,novel or play is the high paint of interest or suspense
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foreshadowing
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is the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
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indirect characterization
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readers learn about characters by intercepting that the author gives
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direct characterization
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the author directly tells readers important information about a characterization
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conation
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is the set of ideas associate with it addition to its expect meaning
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denotation
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is its dictionary meaning
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imagery
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the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader
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internal conflict
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refered to as man vs himself since the struggle is inside's one hand
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external conflict
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a struggle between an outside force
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allusion
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a reference to a well known person,place,event,literary work of art
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protagonist
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the main character in a literary work
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antagonists
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is a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist
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suspense
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is a feeling of uncertain;y about the outcome of events in literary work
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setting
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a story is the time and place of the action
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