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Literary Vocabulary
vocab words related to literature
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English
6th Grade
10/04/2012

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fiction
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the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration
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genre
Definition
style
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folktale
Definition
a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people
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myth
Definition
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event
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fairytale
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a interesting but highly implausible story
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fable
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a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
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legend
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a nonhistoric or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical
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drama
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a play
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scene
Definition
the place where some action or event occurs
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dialogue
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the conversation between two or more persons
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setting
Definition
the location in which the action takes place
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plot
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the storyline: the main story
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sequence
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the order of events
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chronological order
Definition
the arrangement of things following one after another in time
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