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8th Grade Fiction List 1
Fiction/Poetry List 1 (8th Grade)
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Literature
8th Grade
04/20/2011

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Round Character
Definition
A fully developed character that shows many character traits
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Flat Character
Definition
A one-sided character who we do not know much about
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Dynamic Character
Definition
A character who changes or grows throughout the book
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Static Character
Definition
A character who does not change throughout the book
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Universal Theme
Definition
A message about life that is expressed across many different cultures and time periods
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Foreshadowing
Definition
When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story
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Subplot
Definition
An additional, but less important, story within the main story
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Parallel Episodes
Definition
Two or more events or scenes that have something in common
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Flashback
Definition
An interruption of the current action to present events that took place earlier in time
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Problem-Solution
Definition
A difficult situation or conflict that arises and the answer to that situation or conflict
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Chronological Order
Definition
The order in which events happen in time
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1st Person Point of View
Definition
Point of view in which the narrator is also a character in the story and speaks from their perspective; Uses pronouns such as I, me, and we
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