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9th Grade
03/04/2024

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Exposition
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The beginning of a story that tells important background information
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Inciting incident
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An event that takes the viewer to more interesting parts of the story and keeps them hooked.
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Rising action
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Where the story starts to lead to the climax
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Climax
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The exciting most intense part of the story
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Falling action
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Where the story starts to cool off and leads to resolution
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Resolution
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The story ending a conclusion around the characters
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Theme
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The message of the story
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Antagonist
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The character against the main character
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Protagonist
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The main character in the story
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Conflict
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The problem between the main character or man or nature
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Foreshadowing
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Where the author gives the viewer a hint
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Smilie
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Using like or as
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metaphor
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Comparing something to something else
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Personification
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A thing that is not person displayed as a person
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Setting
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Where the story is taking place
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Oxymoron
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Where they use the word with the opposite meaning
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Foil
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Where the character's purpose is to draw attention
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Pun
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Where they use words and homophones
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Aside
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A short speech a character gives directly to the viewers
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Monologue
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A speech being given by a character in the story
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Soliloquy
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When a character tells the audience their inner thoughts with a speech
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Motif
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Helps the story get the mood and helps the narrative of the story
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Dramatic irony
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When the audience knows something the characters don't
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Verbal irony
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When a speaker's words are encourages
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Situational irony
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When the outcome of the situation is different than expected
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Mood
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The way the story feels
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Tone
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If the story is dark or happy or gloomy
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