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Vocabulary Test (Tuesday Aug.25, 2015)
Vocabulary Test (Tuesday Aug.25, 2015)
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Literature
10th Grade
08/20/2015

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Term
The _____ is the sequence of interrelated events that make up the action.
Definition
Plot
Term
_______ are the personalities that take part in the action of a story.
Definition
Characters
Term
_____ is the struggle or problem characters face.
Definition
Conflict
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A _____ is a generalization about what the events mean.
Definition
theme
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_____ is the time and place in which a story occurs.
Definition
Setting
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A _____ is a classification of literary works that share certain elements, such as character types and common patterns.
Definition
genre
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In ________ characterization, the narrator directly states a character's traits.
Definition
direct
Term
In _______ characterization, the narrator reveals a character's personality by describing a character's appearance, feelings, behavior, and thoughts, as well as their interaction with other characters. 
Definition
indirect
Term
The words that characters speak is called ______.
Definition
Dialogue
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A _____ interrupts the flow of a chronological sequence to describe earlier events.
Definition
flashback
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______ is a warning or indication of a future event.
Definition
foreshadowing
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