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Malijah Fleming Tools Of The Trade Review
test review
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Language - English
7th Grade
09/21/2015

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title
Definition
the name of a piece 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 that are in the story
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protagonist
Definition
the hero of the story , the one attempting to meet a certain goal
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antagonist
Definition
the villain, the character against the hero ,the one who tries to prevent the hero from meeting the goal
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dynamic character
Definition
the character who changes as a result of the conflict in the story
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static character
Definition
the character who does NOT change throughout the story
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dialogue
Definition
the talking or the converstation that occurs between characters in the story 
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foreshadowing
Definition
the use of hints of clues to suggest the events that will likely occur
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symbolism
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 istrying to get across
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author purpose
Definition
the reason behind the author writing this piece , there are 3 main reasons 
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plot
Definition
is the action of the story
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conflict
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when one person has a problem doing something
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why do we study literature
Definition

1.entertainment

2.knowledge

3.about ourselves 

4. about others



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