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| a word formed from the first letter of a series of words (ie. RACE) |
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| a group of letters added to a word to make a new word with a new meaning |
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| opposes the main character, also known as the "bad guy" |
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| a word that means the opposite of another word |
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| reason for writing: to inform, to persuade, to express feelings, to entertain |
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| the story of a person's life written by that person |
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| story about a person's life written by another person |
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| point in the plot when the character is faced with the conflict and makes a decision |
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| to identify the similarities between two or more things |
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| a story's problem: character vs. self, character, nature, society, machine, supernatural |
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| the attitudes and feelings associated with a word |
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| words or phrases within text that confirm the meaning of an unknown |
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| to identify the differences between two or more things |
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| the literal or "dictionary" meaning of a word |
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| written as dialogue and stage directions (script) that is meant to be performed by actors |
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| a character who undergoes some kind of change by the end of the story |
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| part of the plot where the author gives background information; setting and characters |
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| events that show the character carrying out their decision |
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| stories that are NOT real |
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| writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally |
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| narrator is a character in the story and refers to himself or herself as "I" |
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| writing that interupts the chronology of a story to refer to an earlier time |
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| a character who has only one characteristic |
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| writing that gives clues to upcoming events in a story |
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| categories of literature with the same textual elements |
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| to suggest or express indirectly |
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| true to fact, not exaggerated |
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| the character who the story revoles around |
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| comparing two unlike things without using the words like or as |
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| a character who appears in the story but is not centered in the main action |
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| the feeling that the author gives a reader through his/her writing |
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| stories written about the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses |
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| writing that expresses and idea or tells about real people and events |
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| narrator never shares anything about what the characters think or feel, remains a detached observer |
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| giving human characteristics to non-human objects |
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| the sequence of events the make up a story |
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| written as lines and stanzas |
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| the perspective, or vantage point, from which the story is told |
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| a group of letters added before a root word to form a new word |
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| written as sentences and paragraphs |
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| the main character, usually the "good guy" |
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| end of the plot that ties up any loose ends of the story |
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| starts with an inciting incident that leads to a crisis for the main character |
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| the part of the word that is the base, does not include any affix |
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| a character who is complex and multi-dimensional |
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| stories that contain imaginary characters and an element of science or technology |
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| the time and place within a story |
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| comparing two unlike things using the words like or as |
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| a character who does NOT change throughout the story |
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| narrator reveals their thoughts and feelings about the events in the story |
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| a group of letters added to the end of a root word to form a new word |
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| a concrete thing used to suggest something larger and more abstract |
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| a word that means the same as, or has a similar meaning to another word |
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| the main idea about life that the author expresses within their writing |
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| narrator relates the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character |
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| third person omniscient POV |
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| narrator relates the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters |
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| narrator tells the story from the outside looking in; is NOT a character |
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| the author's attitude toward the topic of his/her writing |
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