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Tom Sawyer Lit Terms 1-10
Literary Terms for the first Tom Sawyer Test
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Literature
6th Grade
12/15/2015

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PLOT
Definition
sequence of events in a story
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SUSPENSE
Definition
events that create increasing interest in a story (for a reader)
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CLIMAX
Definition
the highest point of interest in a story (or chapter)
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RESOLUTION
Definition
the final outcome of a story (or chapter)
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CONFLICT
Definition
struggle between two opposing forces in a story (or chapter) - characters or outside problem
1. external conflict: struggle that can be witnessed
2. internal conflict: struggle that cannot be witnessed - a charier within himself/herself
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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Definition
the order of events as they occur
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FLASHBACK
Definition
a scene that breaks the normal order to show a past event
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CHARACTER
Definition
person (animal representing a person) in a story
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CHARACTERIZATION
Definition
personality (qualities) of a character and the way the author presents them
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INFERENCE
Definition
a conclusion that the reader can come to without it said directly - connected to characteristic qualities and atmosphere in a story (or chapter)
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CHARACTER MOTIVATION
Definition
the feeling or goal the causes a character to behave in a certain way
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SETTING
Definition
time and place of a story (or chapter)
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ATMOSPHERE
Definition
the feeling or mood that you get from a story (or chapter) - usually presented at the beginning of a chapter
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IMAGERY
Definition
language (words) that appeal to the senses (sight, touch, sound, smell)
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THEME
Definition
the central message or a story (or chapter) - usually presented in some type of a moral

1. stated theme - actual message is started in the story
2. implied theme - theme is not stated but can be discovered by thinking
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DIALOGUE
Definition
conversation in a story that is used to present characteristic qualities
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