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English 10 Literary Terms
Mrs. Wallace, the middle group of words in the packet.
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English
10th Grade
11/22/2009

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Fable
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A brief story to teach a lesson.
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Falling Action
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actions that immediately follow the climax, a kind of "cleaning up".
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Fiction
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prose narrative which is invented by the writer.
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Figurative Language
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language used for descriptive effect; often inspires ideas indirectly.
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Foreshadowing
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clues to prepare the reader for events that will happen.
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Image
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ideas created in the reader's mind by the author's words.
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Imagery
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collection of sense details which helps the reader to connect with the writing.
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Irony
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contrast between reality and what seems real.
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Literal
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words mean nothing more than what they actually say.
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Local Color
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writing that uses specific details to present a region.
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Metaphor
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comparison of two unlike things.
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Meter
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regular pattern of syllables that gives poetry a predictable rhythm.
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Mood
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emotional quality of a story.
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Moral
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lesson on right and wrong.
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Narration
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writing or speech which tells a story.
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Narrative Hook
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point in the story which catches reader's attention by presenting a problem or situation.
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Narrator
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person who tells a story.
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Nonfiction
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factual prose writing.
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Novel
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extended fictional prose writing.
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Onomatopoeia
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a word that imitates the sound it describes.
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Personification
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when an object, animal, or idea is given human form or characteristic.
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