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hunter mathews tools of the trade review
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09/21/2015

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title
Definition
name of a peice of literature
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setting
Definition
the time and place of a story
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characters
Definition
the people,animals or items
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protaganist
Definition
the hero of the story,the one attempting to meet a certain goal
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antagonist
Definition
the villain,the charcter against the hero, the one who tries to prevent the hero from metting the goal
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dynamic
Definition
the charcter who changes as a result of the conflict in the story
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static
Definition
the charcter who does not change throughout the story
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dialouge
Definition
the talking or the conversations that occurs between charcters in the story
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foreshadowing
Definition
the use of hints or clues to suggest the events that will likely occur
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sybolism
Definition
when one object stands for or represents an idea or another object
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theme
Definition
the BIG IDEA, the lesson , message or moral that the author is trying to get across
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authors purpose

 

Definition
the reason behind the author writing this peice. there are 3 main reasons.
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plot
Definition
the action of the story
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conflict-4 types
Definition

the problem or the struggle

1.person vs self

2.person vs person

3.person vs society

4.person vs nature

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point of veiw
Definition

who is telling the story

1.first person:the narrator uses first person nouns i,we,me,my

2.third person omniscient:narrator knows everything

3.third person limited:the material is presented from the point of view of a charcter

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tone
Definition
the writers additude toward the subject he or she is writting about
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mood
Definition
the feelings asociated with the story
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why do we study literature
Definition

1.for entertainment

2.for knowledge

3.to learn about ourselves

4.to learn about others

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