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09/09/2009

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Drama
Definition
A form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience
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Theme
Definition
message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work
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Mood
Definition
A feeling that a literary work conveys to the readers
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Plot
Definition
A sequence of related events that makeup a story
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Conflict
Definition
A struggle between opposing forces
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Tone
Definition
Expresses the writers attitude towards his subject
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Main Idea
Definition
A central idea that a writer wishes to express
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Style
Definition
The manner of writing. It involves not what it said, but hoe something is said
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Suspense
Definition
A feel of growing tension and excitement
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Summarizing
Definition
The process of briefly recounting the main ideas of a piece of writing in a persons own words while omitting unimportant details
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Setting
Definition
The time and place of the action of a story, poem or play
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Historical Fiction
Definition
Contemporary Fiction that is set in the past
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Foreshadowing
Definition
When a writer provides hints to suggest future events in the story
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