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Literary Terms
Definition of Literary Terms
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8th Grade
06/08/2010
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Setting
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The place and time where a story takes place.
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Rising Action
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Events in a story which lead up to the climax
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Falling Action
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The events that take place in a story after the climax.  The falling action leads to the resolution or conclusion of a story.
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Exposition
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The setting and characters and
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Irony
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The difference in what someone thinks will happen in a story and what actually happens.
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Character
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Person or animal in a story.
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Suspence
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Tone
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Tone
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Mood
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Plot
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Forshadowing
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Resolution
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Climax
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