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Language Arts 7th

1st test

QuestionAnswer
Author Person who wrote the story.
Illustrator Person who draws the pictures.
Characters People, animals, objects that the story is about. Necessary parts of stories.
Story elements Author, illustrator, character, setting, personification.
Setting Time and place the story takes place.
Personification When an author brings an inanimate object to life. (Eg. Cogsworth the Clock in the "Beauty and the Beast")
Conflict Problem in the story which triggers the actions. There can be multiple.
Person vs. Person Conflict with another character. Fight or disagreement.
Mood Feeling of the story. Mystery, love, adventure, etc.
Dialogue Talking/Speaking
Recognize to acknowledge formally or take notice of in some definite way
Reflect to think quietly and calmly; to express a thought or opinion resulting from relfection
Person vs society Conflict with society (school, law or tradition. Ex.Student facing peer pressure.
Person vs self Conflict with inner self, problems deciding what to do. Ex. Person faced with tough personal decisions.
Person vs. nature Conflict with elements of nature such as water, snow, heat, wind. Ex. Person trapped in wilderness, person sailing and then a storm comes.
Person vs. fate (God or higher power) Conflict with uncontrollable problems. Person facing the death of a loved one.
Characterization Way an author describes a character.
Characterizations-characteristics physical appearance, manner of speech, beliefs and attitudes, standards, opinions, emotional reactions, choices, intelligence.
Protagonist Central character (hero) usually changes for better or worse and is challenged by an antagonist
Antagonist (bad guy) challenges the protagonist beliefs or values. Can be a real person or a symbol.
Tone Authors attitude and opinion
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