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9th Grade
05/29/2014

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Theme
Definition
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting
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Climax
Definition
the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president.
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Plot
Definition
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil
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Setting
Definition
the act of a person or thing that sets
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Conflict
Definition
to fight or contend; do battle.
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Dialogue
Definition
A conversation between two characters
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Points of view
Definition
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
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Metaphor
Definition
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare mixed metaphor, simile
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Simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor
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Alliteration
Definition
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid.
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Oxymoron
Definition
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
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Tragic hero
Definition
a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play
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Foil
Definition
to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
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Comic relief
Definition
an amusing scene, incident, or speech introduced into serious or tragic elements, as in a play, in order to provide temporary relief from tension, or to intensify the dramatic action.
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Tone
Definition
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
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Imagery
Definition
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
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Parallel verbs
Definition
to happen at the same time as something else, or be similar or equal to something else:
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Parallelism
Definition
the position or relation of parallels
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Rising Action
Definition
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
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Falling action
Definition
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
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Exposition
Definition
the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view.
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Inference
Definition
the act or process of inferring.
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Antonym
Definition
a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow. Compare synonym
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Synonym
Definition
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
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