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6th vocab
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General Vocab
6th Grade
08/21/2025

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Term
Allusion
Definition
An indirect reference to something or someone, usually from literature. It is always something or someone that is known.
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Antagonist
Definition
Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero/protagonist, in a story.
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Characterization
Definition
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
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Indirect
Definition
The author builds the character through their actions, choices, and descriptions of the character’s appearance.
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Direct
Definition
The author tells us directly what the character is like (the character is very prideful).
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Static
Definition
The character does not change much or at all.
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Dynamic
Definition
The character changes in an important way throughout the story.
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Flat
Definition
The character has one or two personality traits.
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Round
Definition
There are multiple dimensions to the character’s personality
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Complication
Definition
An obstacle a character must overcome to achieve their goal.
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Conflict
Definition
the struggle or problem between opposing forces or characters in a story that they are trying to resolve.
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External Conflict
Definition
conflicts can exist between two people, between a person and nature or a machine or between a person and a whole society.
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Internal Conflict
Definition
a conflict can be internal, within a person’s mind.
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Connotation
Definition
the associations and emotions that have been attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.
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Dialect
Definition
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or geographical area.
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Diction
Definition
a speaker or writer’s choice of words.
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