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english 9th grade
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9th Grade
12/13/2024

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Exposition
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A description and explanation of an idea or theory
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inciting incident
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The moment when the protagonist's whole world changes in a dramatic way
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rising action
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The section of a story that leads tot he climax
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falling action
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The time in the story after the climax that leads to the resolution
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theme
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The meaning of the story that something can be learned from
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resolution
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The point at the end of the story when everything is resolved
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Antagonist
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The force of character the opposes the protagonist
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protagonist
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The main character
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conflict
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A struggle between apposing forces(the problem)
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foreshadowing
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The narrator gives a subtle hint of what is going to happen later in the story
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simile
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A comparison between to thing often using like or as
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metaphor
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A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things
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personification
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A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to something that is not human
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setting
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The time and place where a story takes place
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech where two opposite terms appear in conjunction
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foil
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A character that highlights certain traits of the protagonist
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pun
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using words that mean different things but are the same
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aside
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A short comment that breaks the ice while other characters are on stage
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monologue
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A speech that is given by one character on stage
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soliloquy
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when a character speaks directly to the audience expressing there inner thoughts
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Motif
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recurring images or quotes that have a symbolic meaning throughout the story
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Dramatic irony
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when the audience knows more than the characters do
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verbal irony
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using words that are very different to describe the same thing
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situational irony
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When something happens that was not expected
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mood
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The atmosphere or feeling that is created in the story
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Tone
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the attitude that the character has towards a subject
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climax
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the most intense moment in a story making a Turing point for the protagonist
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