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7th Grade
01/04/2012

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subplot
Definition
it is the secondary story
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plot
Definition
it is the main story
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exclamatory
Definition
expresses a strong feeling.
ends with a [!]
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setting
Definition
details and circumstances in when a solution occurs
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point of view
Definition
the narrator tells the story by the way they want to tell it
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character
Definition
a narrator is a special character that tells the story

major are main ones

minor is less important that the main character
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exposition
Definition
the beggining of the story when the cracters are introduced
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falling action
Definition
happens after climax and before real ending and it is the beginning
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resolution
Definition
end and when the main character solves a problem
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imperative
Definition
gives an order or makes a request.
ends with [!] or [?]
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interrogative
Definition
asks a [?].
ends with [?]
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declarative
Definition
makes a statement.
ends with [.]
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protagonist
Definition
main character
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antagonist
Definition
works against protagonist
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climax/turning point
Definition
the most exciting part of the story
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rising action
Definition
gradual rising of the tension in the story
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subject complement
Definition
follows a linking verb and describes the subject and is called LVCA

common linking verbs:
be, is, was, were, appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste
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inciting moment
Definition
conflict sets story in motion
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metaphor
Definition
a figure of speach in wchich a term or phrase is applied to something to write that it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
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simile
Definition
comparing something with like or as
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Idiom
Definition
Is an expression uded by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use.
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Hyperbole
Definition
Obvious intentional exageration.
An extravagant statement of figure of speach not intended to be taken literally:
The student's backpack weighs a ton
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Personification
Definition
Attributation of personal qualities.
Giving human qualities to a non living thing:
The sun smiled down on me
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Figurative Language
Definition
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal expression.
Figurative language uses exaggerations or alterations to make a particula linguistic point.
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Literal Language
Definition
Adhering to fact, to the ordinary costruction or primary meaning of a term or expression.
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Symbol
Definition
Something that stands for or suggests something else.
Advisable sign of something visible.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
The namimg of a thing or action by a vocal simulation of the sound associated with it as "buzz" or "hiss".
The use of words as sound suggestions:
The bees buzzed
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foresight
Definition
thoughtful regard for the future
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dissimulation
Definition
hidden under a false appearance
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vexed
Definition
trouled, distressed,caused agitation
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sagacity
Definition
sound judgement
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hearkening
Definition
give careful attentionn
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awe
Definition
a mixed feeling reverence,fear,and wonder
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distinctness
Definition
unmistakeable clearly defined
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overacuteness
Definition
very keen
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concealment
Definition
a means of hiding
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waned
Definition
to grow gradually less
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scantlings
Definition
small quantities or amounts
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suavity
Definition
gracefullness ,politeness
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bade
Definition
urged compelled
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audacity
Definition
bold corage,daring
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resposed
Definition
to lay at rest
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derison
Definition
contempt, ridicule
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adjective clase
Definition
dependent clase, describes noun and begins with who, whom, whose, which, or that.
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the present progressive tense
Definition
tells about someting this second.and be
(am,is,are) and the present participle are the present progressive tense
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emphatic mood
Definition
is a form of the verb that puts do or does in front of the verb.and for the past tense it puts did in front of the verb.
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appositive is a word that follows
Definition
is a word that follows a noun and explainsits meaning .also it namesthe same person, place, or thing.
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perfect tense
Definition
are formed withaform ofthe verb have(has, had) and the past participal.
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fanboys
Definition
f=for, b=but, s=so.
a=and, o=or,
n=nor, y=yet,
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stanza
Definition
a space between each paragraph in a
poem
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deus ex machina
Definition
someone suddenly comes to save someone else
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point of veiw=p.o.w
Definition
the narrator says it his/her way
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1st person p.o.w
Definition
narrator is a charcter in the story narrator talks about his/her feelings & thoughts. uses the pronouns: i,me,my, and we
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3rd person limited p.o.w
Definition
the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only 1 chacter.uses the pronouns:he she it they
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3rd person omiesint p.o.w
Definition
knows thoughts and feelings of all characters
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conflict
Definition
a strugle between opposing forces
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rehetorical question
Definition
a ? not meant to be answered
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after the climax but before the resolution is the ____________________________________.
Definition
falling action
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_________________________is after the the exposition, but before the climax.
Definition
rising action
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_______ is the beginning
Definition
exposition
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______________is the most exititing part.
Definition
climax
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________________________________is the end.
Definition
reolution
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separate posseion
Definition
occurs when 2 or more people own things independently from eachothor
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progressive tenses
Definition
are formed with a form of the verb be( is,am,are,was were)and the present participle.
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mobal auxiliaries
Definition
express possibility,permission,abillity
,necessity,obligation,intention,and willingness
common mobal auxiliaries
might,may,can,could,must,should,will, would
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archetype hero
Definition
the patternor modal form which all heros are born in danger or royalty
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tense
Definition
expresses the time of the action or state of being
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indicitive
Definition
averb that states a fact or asks a question
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active voice
Definition
the subject is the doer of the action
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subjunctive mood
Definition
it can be awish or desire,or contrast to fact.
wish or desire: I wish summer was here.
contrary-to-fact:if i was a better soccer player , I'd join the team
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simple past tense
Definition
tells about a action in the past. It uses a action in the past.
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static character
Definition
a character that stays the same through the story.
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exclamatory
Definition
EXPRESSES A STRONG FEELING!!!ENDS WITH (!)!!!
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correlative conjunctions
Definition
used in pairs to connect a group of words
common ones:both...and,either...or, neither...nor,not only...but also, whether...or.
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compound sentence
Definition
2 sentences combined
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adjective phrase a prepositional phase
Definition
a prepositional phase used as a adjective
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simple sentence
Definition
1 sentence
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dynamic character
Definition
acharacter that canges in a story
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mood/tone
Definition
ex:mad,sad, happy
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external / internal
Definition
external:man vs. something else

internal:man vs. self
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joint possesion
Definition
2 people own something together
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predicate
Definition
tells us what the subject is doing
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foil
Definition
a character that changes the main character
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round charachter
Definition
in the story it tells a lot of stuff about him/her
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flat character
Definition
a character that is just mentioned once
or twice
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gerund phrase
Definition
it is a phrase that acts as a noun
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adverb phrase
Definition
a prepositional phrase that acts as a adverb
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interjection
Definition
strong or suden imotion
ow!a rock hit me. ow is the interjection
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past perfect tense
Definition
tells abouta action in the past that was completed before anothe past action started .its form contains had
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quotation marks
Definition
are placed before and after every complete and every part of a divded quotation.
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prepositional phrase
Definition
the noun or a pronoun that follows the preposition
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simple present tense
Definition
an action that happens again and again and about general truths
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future progressive tense
Definition
tells us something will happen in the future it,uses,will,or,is,I,are,going, to,with,be, and the present participle
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simple future tense
Definition
an action that will happen in the future.the tense uses the auxiliary verb will or be going to followed by the base of the verb
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point of veiw
Definition
the narrator tells the story by the way they want to tell it
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appositive phase
Definition
it is a appositive that has modifires.
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adverb phrase
Definition
answers the questions how,when,where, why,and to what extent
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preposition
Definition
is a word that shows the relationships between a noun and a pronoun
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conjunction
Definition
is a word used to connect words,phases or clases in a sentence
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participle adjective
Definition
stands alone before or after the it is modifying or after a linking verb
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verbals
Definition
are words made from verbs to function as another part of speech. the 3 verbals are gerunds,infinitives,and participles
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alusion
Definition
a allusion is a reference within a lierary work to anather work of fiction
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imagery
Definition
reading something then you see it in your mind
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voice
Definition
shows whether the subjectis the doer or the reciver of the action
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infinitive
Definition
"to" comes before word (infinitive).it can be d.o.,lvca,suject,and adverb
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hyphen
Definition
to divide a word at the end of a line. when one or more syllables are carried to the next line
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transative verb
Definition
expresses a action that passes from adoer to a reciver
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