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CAHSEE Literary Vocabulary
Summit High School - Zeitler 10th Grade English Literature
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English
10th Grade
12/15/2010

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Term
Active Voice
Definition

The action is performed by the subject of the sentence, not the object.

Example:  Mary baked the cake.  Mary did the action.

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Passive Voice
Definition

The action is performed by the subject of the sentence.

Example:  The cake was baked by Mary.

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Almanac
Definition
A reference source published yearly, with tables of facts and information on many subjects.
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Analysis
Definition
The process of studying something closely and critically
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Antagonist
Definition
The opponent in a literary work
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Anti-hero
Definition
a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine).
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