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Animal Farm Lit. Terms
Test Wednesday, August 21,2013
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9th Grade
08/17/2013

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Allegory
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A story that represents abstract ideas or moral qualities.
Has both a literal and symbolic symbol of meaning.
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Antagonist
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The person or force that is in conflict with, or opposes, the protagonist.
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Anthropomorphism
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Attributing human qualities, emotions, and behavior to animals.
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Characterization
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The methods, incidents, speech, etc., an author uses to reveal the people in the book.
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Conflict
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The struggle that moves the action forward in a work of literature.
Three types of Conflict (most books have all three): Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself.
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Connotation
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A meaning of a word that carries a suggested meaning different from the actual definition.
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Dialogue
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Conversation between two or more characters.
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Foreshadowing
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The use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come.
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Inference
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The act of drawing a conclusion that is not actually stated by the author.
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Irony
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A perception of inconsistency, sometimes humorous, in which the significance and understanding of a statement or event is changed by it's context.
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Omniscient Narrator
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Third-person narration that allows the author to relate the thoughts and feelings of any of the characters in all-knowing manner.
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Personification
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A figure of speech in which an object, abstract idea, or animal is given human characteristics.
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Plot
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The pattern of events in a literary work; what happens.
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Point of View
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The position or vantage point, determined by the author, from which the story seems to come to the reader.
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Protagonist
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The central or main character in a story around whom the plot centers.
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Satire
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Using humor to expose sometime or someone to ridicule.
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Setting
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When and where the story, play or novel takes place.
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Simile
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A comparison between two different things using either like or as.
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Style
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The way an author chooses and uses words, phrases, and sentences to tell the story.
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Symbol
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An object, person, or place that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself, usually an idea or concept; some concrete thing which represents an abstraction.
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Theme
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The central or dominant idea behind the story.
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Tone
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The atmosphere in a literary work or the attitude the author puts in a literary work.
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Tragedy
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A serious work, usually a play, in which the main character experiences a defeat; brought about by a tragic flaw.
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