Language Arts Test

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Characters and plot in the story,"Thank you, M'am."

Back 1

Roger and Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

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Characters and plot in the story," Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."

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Rikki-tikki-tavi, Nag and Nagaina, Teddy, The Father and Mother, Darzee and His Wife, Chuchundra, and The Coppersmith.

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Characters and plot in the story," A Retrieved Reformation."

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Ben Price, Jimmy Valentine(Ralph Spencer), Annabel, Warden, Mike, Mrs. Tatum, Annabels parents(Mr.adams), Matilda, John, and Agatha and May

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Characters and plot in the story,"What do fish have to do with anything."

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Willie, Mrs. Markham, and the homeless man.

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Character

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A person, animal, or thing in a literary work.

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Main Character

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The most important character(s) in a work.

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Minor Character

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A character that takes place in the action of a story but is not the focus of attention.

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Static Character

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A character who does not change much in the course of a work.

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Dynamic Character

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A character who changes as a result of the story's events.

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Flat Character

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A character who is one-sided; a character who we don't learn much about.

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Round Character

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A character who is fully developed and exhibits many distinguishing qualities. We know a lot about him or her or it; he or she has a lot of traits.

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Protagonist

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The main character of the story.

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Antagonist

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Is the person or thing working against the protagonist of the work.

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Characterization

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The process of revealing the character traits of a character. In other words, it is the process of revealing what a character is like physically, mentally, morally, and socially.

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Direct Characterization

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Is when the author tells us directly what the character is like. In other words, there is no interpretation on the reader's part.

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Indirect Characterization

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Is when the reader must use his or her own judgment to decide what the character is like, based on the evidence the writer gives us.

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Five methods of Indirect Characterization

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1.) by letting us here's the character speak

2.) by describing how the character looks and dresses 3.) by letting us listen to the character's in her thoughts and feelings

4.) by revealing but the other people in the story think or say about the character

5.) by showing us what the character does - how he or she acts

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Character development

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Is the change in a character from the beginning to the end of the story. Therefore, it dynamic character goes through character development.

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Foreshadowing

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Clues that hint or suggest what will happen later in the story.

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Mood

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a temporary state of mind or feeling.

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Narrator

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The person who sells the story.

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Prediction

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a thing predicted; a forecast.

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Tone

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Is the overall feeling, or affect, created by the writer's use of words; and author's attitude towards his or her subjects .

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Suspense

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a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

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Setting

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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

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Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Dialogue

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The exact words a Character says.

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Diction

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The author's choice of words; it helps create tone.

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Simile

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

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Symbol

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An image, object, character, or action that stands for an idea (ideas) beyond its literal meaning. A symbol represents something other than itself. Writers use symbols to suggest larger meanings.

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Anthropomorphism

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The word anthropomorphism is derived from the Greek words anthros, meaning "human being," and morph meaning "shape." It translates to mean giving human feelings, characteristics, or behavior to objects or animals

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Dialect

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a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

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Theme

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Is the central idea or message that the author is trying to express to his or her readers and literature theme is a sentence.

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Motive

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The reason behind a character's actions

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Flashback

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And interruption in the present action of a story to go back and re-tell what happened in an earlier time.

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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Style

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The way in which an author uses language. The choice and arrangement of words and sentences to help create a writer's style.

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Conflict

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Is the problem or struggle in a story.

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Types of conflict

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1.) Character vs. Character

2.) Character vs. Society

3.) Character vs. Self

4.) Character vs. Nature

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Point of View

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The standpoint from which the story is told; who is telling the story.

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Omniscient Point of View

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Also known as the "all knowing point of view"; the narrator knows what ALL the characters are thinking and doing; narrator is NOT a character in the story.

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First Person Point of View

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The narrator is a character in the story and uses I, me, we, etc. to refer to herself or himself. From this point of view, readers only know what the narrator does, thinks, observes, and feels.

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Third Person Limited Point of View

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The narrator is outside the story, but tells the story cheifly from the main character's point of view. The main character is the one whose actions, thoughts, and feelings the narrator concentrates on and tracks. It is limited in that the reader knows only the view of ONE character.

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Irony

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A contrast between what appears to be true and what is really true or between expectation and reality.

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Verbal Irony

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When the character says one thing but really means another.

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Situational Irony

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When a situation turns out to be the opposite of what is expected.

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Dramatic Irony

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When the readers know something the characters do not.

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Exposition

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The opening; the portion of the story that "sets the scene."

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Rising Action

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The series of conflicts and complications that the characters are facing.

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Climax

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The turning point of the story. Usually an event in which the character has chose a way to settle a conflict. It is usually the most exciting part of a story.

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Falling Action

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The "big" decision has been made, and the characters adapt and work toward a solution.

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Resolution

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The problem may be solved, and the story ends. Resolution is the solution!!!!