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English 10 Literary Terms
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10th Grade
11/08/2009

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Personification
Definition
when an object, animal, or idea is given human form or characteristics.
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Plot
Definition
the sequence of events in a story.
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Poetry
Definition
a concentrated form of writing in which imagery, figurative language combine to create an emotional event.
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Point of View
Definition
the relationship of the narrator to the story.
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Protagonist
Definition
central character.
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Pun
Definition
a play on words with several meanings.
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Repetition
Definition
a recurrence of some device in the writing which increases the feeling of unity.
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Rhyme
Definition
a repetition of sounds in words that appear close together.
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Resolution
Definition
the conclusion of the plot suggesting the final outcome.
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Rising Action
Definition
part of the plot that adds compication to the story.
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Romance
Definition
a story concerning a knightly hero, his adventures and pursuits of love.
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Satire
Definition
writing that ridicules abuses for the sake of remedying them.
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Setting
Definition
time and place in which the events occur.
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Short Story
Definition
a brief fictional narrative in prose that can be read in one sitting.
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Simile
Definition
using like or as to compare unlike things.
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Style
Definition
authors choice and arrangement of words.
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Symbol
Definition
an object, person, place, or experience that means more than what it is.
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Theme
Definition
main idea of a literary work.
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Tone
Definition
the attitude taken by the author of speaker toward a subject.
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Tragedy
Definition
when the protagonist suffers a down-fall.
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