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Mid Term Review
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30
English
10th Grade
01/16/2008

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Genre
Definition
A classification of literature
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Fiction
Definition
A story from the imagination of the writer
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Science Fiction
Definition
An imaginative story that shows the possibility of what can come in the future.
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Fable
Definition
A fairy tale passed down through time
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Memoir
Definition
A rememberance by the author, and how he/she was affected by critical points in history
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Irony
Definition
An event that contradicts where the story was leading
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Conflict
Definition
Tension between Characters (Usually part of the main plot in the story)
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Imagery
Definition
Setting a scene using vivid description
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Protagonist
Definition
The Hero. More often than not, the main character
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Antagonist
Definition
The Villian. Works against the Protagonist.
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Minor Character
Definition
A character that does not really contribute to the story.
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Dramatic Foil
Definition
A character who provides a striking contrast to another.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
A hint of things to come
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Exposition
Definition
The beginning of the story. It sets everything up.
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Climax
Definition
The high point of the story. Where everything big happens
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Denouement
Definition

falling action. When the story nears it's end

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Mood
Definition
The feeling of the story.
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Rising Conflict.
Definition

Wheels begin turning. Leads to the Climax

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Internal Conflict
Definition
A conflict hidden within the main story
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External Conflict
Definition

The obvious conflict.

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Person vs Person
Definition

Conflict between two people

(Ex. Cloud and Sephiroth)

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Person vs Self
Definition

When the protagonist must deal with self doubts

(Ex. Saren in iAntivirus)

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Person VS Nature
Definition

When the Protagonist must deal with the forces of Nature

(Ex. Woodworker in the rainforest)

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Person VS Society
Definition

When the protagonist must fight a society

(Ex.Cloud VS the Shin-Ra Company)

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Characterization
Definition
Making the character real through description
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Theme
Definition
The tone of the story
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Simile
Definition

Comparsion made between 2 completely different things

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Metaphor
Definition
Comparsion between 2 things. Not neccesarily complete opposites
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Personification
Definition
Giving an inhuman place/thing, human traits
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Inference
Definition

Making a guess from something you already know

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