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English
9th Grade
09/25/2009

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Prose
Definition
Written or spoke language without metrical structure as distinguished from poetry.
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novel
Definition
a fictional prose narrative, usually considerable length and containing detialed treatment of characters and plot.
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short story
Definition
fictional prose narrative with a single theme,full plot, limited numbers of characters and plot.
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Drama
Definition
a literary composition telling story and to be written or preformed.
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setting
Definition
the time and place of the action of the story.
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stereotype
Definition
a certain type of character that we all know the society snob, the naive country boy.
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protagonist
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the term used to refer to the major character who is most effected by what happens in the story.
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antagonist
Definition
the major character or force who into conflict with the protagonist.
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conflict
Definition
the clash of opposing forces or ideas upon which the story line is based.
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point of view
Definition
the direction from which the story is told.
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Theme
Definition
the abstract subject of the story
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Mood
Definition
The atmosphere and feeling that an author creates in a story through the choice of setting, imagery details, and descriptions
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Style
Definition
The particular method of telling the story---use of certain techniques which make the story more effective
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Foreshadowing
Definition
giving a slight hint as to what will follow or happen later in the story
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Flashback
Definition
when the author refers back in time to explain something
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Irony
Definition
is the general name given to literary techniques that involve differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention
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Satire
Definition
is a style of writing that uses humor
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Imagery
Definition
the use of words which appeal to one of the five senses
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Figurative Language
Definition
words or phrases which make the story more alive
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exposition
Definition
background information on character, events, and conflict needed to understand what is going to happen.
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beginning action
Definition
the event/s where conflict is first established.
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complication
Definition
includes all events in story which makes the conflict worse and leads to a turning point in action
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structural climax
Definition
the event which resolves the conflict.
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emotional climax
Definition
the highest point of highest emotional intensity in story.
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falling action
Definition
includes all events which further resolve the conflict and follows the climax tying up all the loose ends.
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denouement
Definition
the final event in the story which shows that the conflict is completely resolved.
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Man/Female vs Man/Female
Definition
Two or more people in opposition/conflict.
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Man/Female vs. Nature
Definition
Person/s against the elements, places, elements, places,animals, fate.
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Man/Female vs. Society
Definition
Person/s fighting against the forces of society which forces conformity to standards.
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Man/Female vs. Himself/Herself
Definition
Character/s experiencing an emotional struggle with self.
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First person
Definition
Author tells the story.
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Omniscient
Definition
Author tells story in Third Person, but gives readers thoughts of some or all of the major characters.
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Third person
Definition
He, she, it etc.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
giving a slight hint as to what will follow or happen later in the story.
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flashback
Definition
the author refers back in time to explain something - a glimpse of the past.
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verbal irony
Definition
saying the opposite of what you mean.
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situation irony
Definition
when the opposite of what is expected or deserved happens; a surprise ending.
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dramatic irony
Definition
when the reader knows more about the characters in the story than the characters do about themselves.
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simile
Definition
a comparison of two unlike persons or things using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
Definition
a comparison of two unlike persons or things without using "like" or "as"
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symbol
Definition
a concrete object that is used to represent an abstract idea.
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personification
Definition
giving human-like qualities to a non-human subject.
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