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Final Exams Study Guide- Literature
Ninth Grade Final Exams for Literature
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Literature
9th Grade
01/09/2013

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Internal Conflict
Definition
A struggle in the mind
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Characterization
Definition
description of a character
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External Conflict
Definition
a struggle from an outside force such as another character ot nature
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conflict
Definition
the problem or struggle in a story
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setting
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the surroundings or place and time in which a story is set
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plot
Definition
the basic outline of a story
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tone
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the author's mood when writing the book
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symbol
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something used to represent something else
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theme
Definition
the idea that is written about
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mood
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the feeling you get while reading the story
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character
Definition
in individual in a story oor work of art
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Third person
Definition
when a storry is naarated not using me or mine or i
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first person
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a story told by the main character in a story it often uses words such as I, me, or mine
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protagonist
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the good guy/hero in a story
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narrator
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a person who tells the story that is not actually a character in the story itself... in works written in third person
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antagonist
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a person or thing that gives the protagonist a hard time.... the bad guy or villain
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direct characterization
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when the reader is given examples of what the character looks like etc.
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suspense
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the part in the story where you don't know what will hapen next... the exiting part
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indirect characterization
Definition
it does given you straight out what the character... it describes them through clues you gain from reading
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