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Aries Adams Tools of The Trade
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18
Language - English
7th Grade
09/21/2015

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Term
Title
Definition
the name of a piece of literature
Term

Setting

 

Definition
The time and place of a story
Term
Characters
Definition
The people, items, animals that are in the story
Term
Protagonist
Definition
The hero of the story, the one attempting to meet a certain goal
Term
Antogonist
Definition
The villan, the character against the hero, the one who tries to prevet the hero from meeting the goal
Term
Dynamic Character
Definition
The character who changes as a result of the confict in the story
Term
Static Character
Definition
the character who does NOT change throughout the story's course
Term
Dialogue
Definition
The talking or the conversations that occurs between characters in the story
Term
Foreshadowing
Definition
The use of hints of clues to suggest the events that will likely occur
Term
Symbolism
Definition
when one object stands for or represents another object
Term
Theme
Definition
The BIG IDEA, lesson,message, or moral that the author is trying to get across
Term
Author's Purpose
Definition
The reason behind the author writing this piece
Term
Plot
Definition
The action of the story
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Conflict
Definition
The problem or struggle in the story
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Point of view
Definition
The person telling the story
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Tone
Definition
The witers attitude twoard the subject he or she is writing about
Term
Mood
Definition
The feelings associated with the story
Term
Why do we study literature?
Definition

Definition:written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

 

A. It helps us become literate

B. It entertains us

C. It teaches us lessons, or morals

D. It gives us a higher literacy rate as a country and that raises our standard of living

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