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The Last Sin Eater vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
11/11/2012

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allusion
Definition
a reference. (biblical, historical, literary)
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antagonist
Definition
a character in conflict with the main character. this conflict is oftern th ebasis for the plot.
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dialect
Definition
the form of a language spoken by a particular group or region
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metephor
Definition
a comparrison which does not use "like" or "as".
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simile
Definition
a comparriosn which uses "like" or "as" 
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foil
Definition
a character who provides contrast to another character
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imagery
Definition
descriptive language used to create sensory experiences
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point of view
Definition
the perspective or vantage point from which the story usually is told
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protagonist
Definition
the main character in a story (the center of the action)
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symbol
Definition
an object that represents something else.
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theme
Definition
the central idea, concern or purpose of a leterary wor; its message aboutlife
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vermisilltude
Definition
the quallity of realism in literature; truth
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vernacular
Definition
the ordinary language (everyday) of a particular place
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