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9th Grade
10/26/2009

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antagonist
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charactor in oppostition to protagonist
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protagonist
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main charactor
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dynamic charector
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a charactor who changes
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static character
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character that doesn't change
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round character
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they change, similar to dynamic
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flat character
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doesnt change similar to static character
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character foil
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a character that contrasts with another character/compares and contrasts characteristics
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direct characterization
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author tells direct facts about characters
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indirect characterization
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author reveals information about characters through thoughts and actions
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exposition
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sets the tone, introduces characters, gives important background information
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rising action
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events in a story leading up to the climax, builds suspense
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falling action
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resolution/ loose ends tied uo, conflict usually resolved. after climax
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climax
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the turning point. intensity reaches its highest point
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resolution
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when the problem is solved falling action leads up to it
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external conflict
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a conflict involving a character aginst nature, or a phisical obstacle, or another character
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internal conflict
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conflict that occurs inside a character
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setting time
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time period in which story is set
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setting place
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place in which story is set
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historical setting
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cultural setting
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point of veiw 1st person
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has a narrator who is a character in the story who tells the story from their point of veiw. uses i, me, and my.
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third person limited
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told in third person, narrator is someone outside the action, uses he, she them. reader doesnt know much abut what the character is thinking, just their actions and words.
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third person omniscient
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told in normal third person we know what the characters are thinking.
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flashback
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a conversation, scene or event that happened before the beginning of the story. intrerrupts the chronologicl order of the story. helps give reader an understanding of the story
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foreshadowing
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a writers use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in the plot, creates suspense while prepares reader for what is to come
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symbol
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a place, a person, an activity or object that stands for something beyond itself
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allusion
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an indirect reference to another litererary work or to a famous person, place or event.
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theme
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main idea o a work of literature, it is a perception about life or human nature. usually the theme is not stated directly but must be inferred. should not be confused wtih a moral
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tone
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the attitude a writer takes towards a subject. tone reflects the feeling of the writer
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mood
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the feeling of atmospher the writer provides for the story. the setting and figurative language coontribute to mood dont get confused with tone
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whats the difference between mood and tone?
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mood is to shape the readers emotional response while tone reflects the writers feelings
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situational irony
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a contrast between what a reader or character or reader expects and what actually exists or happens
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dramatic irony
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where the reader or viewer knows something that the character does not.
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verbal irony
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occurs when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another.
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metaphor
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a comparison between two things without using the words like or as.
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simile
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a comparison between two things using the words like or as
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personification
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a figure of speech in which human like qualities are attributed to an object or an animal
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short story by egder allen poe
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