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Literature Terms
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English
8th Grade
12/02/2009

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personifictation
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when a animal , object or idea is given human qualities
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Genre
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Kind or type(poem,prose - anything written in paragragh form, sci fi, historical fiction,biography,ect
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Point of veiw
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who tells the story
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Protagonist
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the main character of the conflict
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Characterizatuion
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the method of the author used to reveal or discribe the characters and their personalities
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Setting
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the time and place of a story
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third person
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the author tells the story
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Climax
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a decision made by the main character that changes the outcome of the story( the turning point of the story)
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resolution
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the fianal outcome of the story
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration
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Irony
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A literacy technique that involves suprising,interesting or amusing contractions

 

such as... words that are used to suggest the opposite of the usual meaning

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figurative language
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language tha communicates ideas beyond the ordinary meanings of words
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antagonist
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the prson or antagonistic force fighting against the main character of the story
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Falling Action
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the action that works out the decision reached at the climax
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metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues and hintssuggesting events that will accur later in the story
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first perosn
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the author has one of the characters tell the story
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Introduction
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sets the background information for a stoy; ,meet the characters and get a sence of the setting
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flashback
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an interruption in the present action of a story to flash backward and tell what happend at a earlier time
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symbolism
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the use of a real object to represent an idea and express meaning
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omiscient
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the author(third person narrator) has unlimited knowledge and can relate the thoughts and feelings of the characters
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Plot Line
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A Picture display of the action of the story
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Rising Action
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series of conflicts or struggles that build a story to its climax
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imagery
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language that appeals to the senses;most is visual,but it can be sound, touch, taste or smell
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simile
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a comparison of two unlikethings using "like" or "as"
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Conflict
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a struggle between opposing characters or forces

 

Example: External Conflict and Internal Conflict

 

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