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Lit
Survey of Lit mid term
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Literature
9th Grade
01/09/2019

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Conflict (Internal and external)
Definition
a struggle between opposing/rival forces (explored while reading most selections, esp. "The Dangerous Game" and The Cask of Amontillado")
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Unreliable Narrator
Definition
May not always know the whole truth or may purposely choose to deceive the audience (explored wile reading "The Cask of Amontillado")
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First-Person Point of View
Definition
either the main character tells his or her own story, or a supporting character tells the main character's story (explored while reading "The Cask of Amontillado" and "To Kill a Mockingbird")
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Third-Person Point of View
Definition
narrator is not a character in the story and tells the story using pronouns like he, she, it, or they (explored while reading "The Most Dangerous Game")
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Theme
Definition
the main idea the story reveals or suggests about life or human nature
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Irony
Definition
the contrast between what is expected or considered appropriate and what actually happens (explored while reading "The Cask of Amontillado")
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Foreshadowing
Definition
hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story (explored while reading "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Cask of Amontillado")
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not know (explored while reading "The Cask of Amontillado")
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Paraphrase
Definition
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording (reading strategy used while reading most selections)
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Frame Story
Definition
a story that brackets- or frames- another story or group of stories. This devise creates a story within a story narrative structure (explored while reading "The Seventh Man")
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Counter Argument
Definition
to acknowledge the other side of the argument, or opposing position, you are presenting (explored while throughout Survival Unit, introduced in "The Cost of Survival")
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LOGOS or Logical Persuasive Appeal
Definition
using a clear line of reasoning supported by evidence, such as facts, data or expert testimony
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PATHOS or Emotional Persuasive Appeal
Definition
using loaded or charged language and other devices to arouse emotions
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ETHOS or Ethical Persuasive Appeal
Definition
a means of convincing some of the character or credibility of the persuader
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