Reading Literary Term Final

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a major section of a play

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act

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a repitition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words

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alliteration

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the main character in a story who works against the protagonist

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antagonist

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a short, entertaining account about a person or an event

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anecdote

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the reason for creating a particular writing work

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author's purpose

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a form of non-fiction in which a person tells the story of his or her own life

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autobiography

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the story of a person's life,written by someone else

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biography

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2 events that are related when one event brings about another

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cause and effect

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a person,an animal, or an imaginary creature that takes part in the action of literary work

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character

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characters who change little, if at all

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static character

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characters who change significantly

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dynamic character

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aspects of a character's personality that are permanent and consistent

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character traits

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all the techniques writers use to create and develop characters

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characterization

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the order in which events happen in time

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chronological order

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in the plot of the story or play, this is the maximum point of interest

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climax

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a struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

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when a character struggles against another character or or against some outside force

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external conflict

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a struggle that is within a character

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internal conflict

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unfamiliar words surrounded by words or phrases to find the meaning of the unfamiliar word

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context clues

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the process of pointing out differences between things

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contrast

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the process by which a writer creates a picture in readers' imaginations

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description

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a form of language that is spoken in a certain place or by a certain group of people

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dialogue

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a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience

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drama

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a short work of non-fiction that deals with a single subject

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essay

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beginning of a story or play,serves to introduce the main characters,to describe the setting, and sometimes to establish the main conflict

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exposition

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events of plot from the climax to the resolution

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falling action

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a story that takes place in an unreal,imaginary world,often involve magic or characters with superhuman powers

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fantasy

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prose writing that tells an imaginary story

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fiction

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an interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time

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flashback

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when a writer provides hints to suggest future events in a story

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foreshadow

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a type or catergory of literature

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genre

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fiction set in the past, may contain references to actual people and events of the past.

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historical fiction

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a logical guess made on knowledge to form a conclusion

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inference

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a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens

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irony

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the main focus in a story

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main idea

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a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers

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mood

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the reason someone behaves a certain way

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motivation

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writing that tells a story

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narrative

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the teller of a story

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narrator

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the sequence of related events that make up the story

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plot

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items that fit the story

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prop

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the central character in a story,play,or novel

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protagonist

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events of plot from the exposition to the climax

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rising action

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based on real or imagined scientific developments

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science fiction

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the order in which events occur or ideas are presented

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sequence

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in the script of a play, the instructions to the actors,director, and stage crew

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stage directions

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telling the main ideas of a piece of writing briefly in one's own words

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summarizing

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a person,place,object,or an action that stands for something beyond itself

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symbol

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biggest part of the story

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turning point

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the message of the author is told directly in the writing

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stated theme

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the message of the author suggested by the title,character actions, or plot events

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implied theme

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a piece of writing that emphasizes personal feelings

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personal essay

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writing that tells about real people,places, and events

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non-fiction

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an outcome that turns very different from expected

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situational irony

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when the audience is aware of something the character is not aware of

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dramatic irony

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figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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verbal irony

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an unexpected plot twist at the end of the story

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surprise ending

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a section presenting events that occur in one place at one time

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scene

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the painted backdrop or other structures used to create the setting for a play

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scenery

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a piece of writing that explains and gives information

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expository essay

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a piece of writing that influences/persuades the reader

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persuasive essay

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a comparison not using like or as

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metaphor

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a comparison of two things that have some quality in common

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simile

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an author's use of exaggeration or over statement for emphasis

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hyperbole

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an expression that has a meaning different form the meaning of its induvidual words

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idiom

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a person,place,object,or action that stands for something beyond itself

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symbolism