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Michael Glosson
Tools of the Trade Review
18
Language - English
7th Grade
09/21/2015

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Term
title
Definition
the name of a piece of literature.
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Setting
Definition
the time and place of a story.
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Characters
Definition
the peole, animals or items. 
Term
protagonist
Definition
the hero of the story, the one attempting to meet a certain goal.
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Antagonist
Definition
the villain, the character against the hero, the one who tries to prevent the hero from metting the goal.
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Dynamic
Definition
the character who changes as a result of the conflict in the story.
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Static
Definition
the character who does NOT change throughout th story.
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Dialogue
Definition
the talking or the conversations that occurs between characters in the story.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
the use of hints of clues to suggest the events that will likely occur.
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Symbolism
Definition
when one object stands for or represents an idea or another object.
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Theme
Definition
the BIG IDEA, the lesson, message or moral that the author is trying to get accross.
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Authors Purpose
Definition
the reason behind the author writing this piece.
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Why do we study literiture
Definition

1.to entertain

2. to learn about us

3.to learn about others

4.for knowledge

 

Term
Theme
Definition

the BIG IDEA,the lesson, message or moral that the author is trying to get across;usually found in fiction.

1.to presuade 

2.to imform

3.to entertain

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Plot
Definition
who is telling the story, the narrator
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Conflict
Definition
the problem or struggle in the story
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Mood
Definition
the feelings associated with the story the authors chooses certain and phrases to help determine the mood.
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Tone 
Definition
the writers attitude the subject he or she is writing about.
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