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The name of a piece of literature |
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The time and place of a story |
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The people, animals, or items that are in the story |
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The hero of the story, the one attempting to meet a certain goal |
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The villian, the character against the hero, the one who tries to prevent the hero from meeting the goal |
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The character who changes as a result of the conflict in the story |
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The character who does NOT change throughout the story |
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The talking or the conversations that occurs between characters in the story |
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The use of hints of clues to suggest the events that will likey occur |
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When one object stands for or represents an idea or another object |
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The BIG IDEA, the lesson, message or moral that the author is trying to get across |
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The reason behind the author writing this piece. There are 3 main reasons, Pursuade, Inform, and Entertain |
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The action of the story, the action can be mapped out on a plotline. A plotline has 5 parts |
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The problem or struggle in the story |
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Who is telling the story. The narrator |
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| The writer's attitude toward the subject he/she is writing about. the tone can be serious, sarcastic, factual, humorous , etc. |
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The feelings asscociated with the story, the author chooses certain words and phrases to help determine the mood. The mood can funny, scary, happy, etc.
EX: The dark and stormy night was no place for a hungry, orphan girl. |
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Why do we study literature? |
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* Entertainment
* Knowledge
* To learn about ourselves
* To learn about others
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