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short story
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a brief work of fiction that contains essential elements of a literature such as setting, plot, conflict
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extinguish
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to put out
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genre
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a division or type of literature ex: poetry, novels, short stories, biography, etc.
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descriptive writing
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words that communicate vivid pictures
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flashback
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a scene within a story that interrupts the normal sequence of events to provide information relative to the story
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sensory language
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appeals to a reader's five senses
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resolution
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the end of the central conflict where a problem is resloved
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simile
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a comparison of unlike things using like or as
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foreshadowing
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the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen
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setting
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the time and place that a story takes place
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A)point of view
B)1st person C)3rd person D)omniscient |
A)perspective from which the story is told
B)one character tells the story(I) C)story is told through eyes of a character D)narrator who sees and knows all about the story |
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penance
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regret for wrong doing; self-punishment
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repetition
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repeated words or phrases
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obscure
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not well known, dark, unclear
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symbolism
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a familiar object that stands for something unfamiliar
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novel
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a long prose of fiction
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plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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odious
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disgusting; disagreeable
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speaker in a poem
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the character who tells the poem
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omonatopeia
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the use of words to imitate sounds
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characterization
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the creation of believable fictitious characters
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jovial
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full of good humor
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memoir
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autobiographical writing that deals with the writer's memory of someone or an important event
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to remonstrate
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to protest; complain
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Omniscient is the point of view for a Christmas Carol.
True or False |
True
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defiance
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challenge; resistance to authority
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theme
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central or controlling idea of a literary work
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reverently
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in a manner suggesting respect
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A)conflict
B)internal C)external |
A)a struggle between two opposing forces; conflict can be expressed in two ways
B)within a characters mind C)struggles with an outside force |
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metaphor
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a comparison stating one thing is another
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feign
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pretend
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blithe
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carefree; light-hearted
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jocund
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light-hearted; merry
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to flaunt
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make showy or display
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apparition
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ghost
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glee
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delight; joy
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alleration
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repetiton of initial constant sounds
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shabby
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wearing thread bare clothing
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benevolence
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kindness
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palpable
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obvious
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