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literary terms
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Literature
8th Grade
11/07/2007

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Term
Protaganist
Definition
The leading characters of a story
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Antagonist
Definition
The character in conflict with another main character.  This character is usually considered the villian.
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internal conflict
Definition
A struggle within the character.
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external conflict
Definition
A struggle against another character,idea, organization, nature or society.
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dynamic characters
Definition
Characters that change or mature over the course of a story
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static characters
Definition
Characters that do not really change over the course of the story.  Their purpose is usually do advance the action or to cause the main characters to change.
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genre
Definition
The category that a story belongs to, such as science fiction, fantasy.
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Plot
Definition
The story line of the story.
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climax
Definition
A high point in the story.
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resolution

Definition
The final outcome of the story for the characters and the plot.
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alibi

Definition
A plea offered by an account of not having at the scene of the crime.
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red herring
Definition
false clue
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clue
Definition
Something that appears to give information toward solving the crime.
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evidence
Definition

Someone or somthing that proves who committed the crime.

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deduction
Definition
Collecting the facts and drawing a possible conclusion.
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sleuth
Definition
An investigator or detective.
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suspects
Definition
People who have a motive for the crime.
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witness
Definition
Person who has personal knowlege of the crime.
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