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Literature
7th Grade
03/26/2009

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PROTAGONIST
Definition
the central character in a story involved in main conflict
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RESOLUTION
Definition
all loose ends of the plot tied up + conflict is solved
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RISING ACTION
Definition
the events leading up from the exposition to the climax
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SCIENCE FICTION
Definition
fiction based on scientific fact
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SEQUENCE
Definition
order in which events or ideas are presented
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SETING
Definition
the time and place of the story
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SHORT STORY
Definition
a brief work or fiction usually read in one city
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THEME
Definition
message about life or human nature told by the lierary work
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TITLE
Definition
name attached to the piece of writing
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STATED THEME
Definition
message told directly in the story
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IMPLIED THEME
Definition
message suggested through the character's actions, plot events, setting, and title
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PERSONAL ESSAY
Definition
emphasizes personal feelings- short form of non fiction
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition
giving something non-human, human-like qualities
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METAPHORE
Definition
comparing two things without using like or as
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DRAWING COLCLUSIONS
Definition
combining several pieces of information to make an inference
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PERSWASIVE ESSAY
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a short piece of writing on a single subject that seeks to convince readers to take their point of view
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expository essay
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a formal piece of writing on a single subject the presents or explains information and ideas
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FACT
Definition
a statement that can be proved
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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VEIW
Definition
the person is in the story
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NON FICTION
Definition
true facts
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OPINION
Definition
statement not able to be proven
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personal essay
Definition
writing that expresses author's feelings
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THIRD PERSON POINT OF VEIW
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writer is not in the story
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DRAMA
Definition
form of literature meant to be performed by actors usually has dialogue
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ESSAY
Definition
short piece of writing on a single subject
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exposition
Definition
introduces setting, characters, and sometimes conflict. In the beginning of the story
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Falling action
Definition
the events leading form the climax to the resolution
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fantasy
Definition
an unreal story that takes place in an imaginary place
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fiction
Definition
writing that tells an imaginary story
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GENERA
Definition
type or category of writing
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inference
Definition
making a guess form information of evidence in the story
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IRONY
Definition
a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
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MAIN IDEA
Definition
writer's principle message what the story is mostly about
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narrator
Definition
the person telling the story
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PLOT
Definition
sequence of related events in a story
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ACT
Definition
major section of a play
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antagonist
Definition
a force working against the main character
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antagonist
Definition
a force working against the main character
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author's purpose
Definition
the reason the writer creates a particular piece of work sometimes to inform persuade or entertain
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autobiography
Definition
the story of a person's life as told by themselves
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biography
Definition
story of someone's life told by someone else
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
Definition
when one event brings out hte other plot events in the story
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CHARACTER
Definition
a person, animal, or creature in the story
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CHARACTER TRAITS
Definition
aspects of a characters personality that are permanent
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characterization
Definition
techniques to create and develop characters. puts personality feelings emotion actions and words in a character
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chronological order
Definition
time order in which events occur
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CLIMAX
Definition
turning point in the story
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CONFLICT
Definition
struggle between opposing forces
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internal conflict
Definition
a struggle within a character
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ALLITERATION
Definition
the repetition of a sound or letters in a line
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ANECDOTE
Definition
interesting story about a person or event
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STAGE
Definition
the level raised platform on which entertainers perform
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PROP
Definition
an object added to a performance to add drama to the plot of the story
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STATIC CHARACTERS
Definition
characters that change a little during the story
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DYNAMITE CHARACTER
Definition
a character that changes dramatically
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