life lesson or moral of a story.

main character/hero in a story.

the feelings associated with a piece of literature.

events told in the order in which they happened.

a traditional story that is passed own by people to explain how something in the world came to be.

a feeling of growing tension that builds as a story gets more exciting.

hints or clues an author may give that reveal future events.

a comparison of two things that does not use like or as.

an older boy who trotted Bud and even shoved a pencil up his nose

Bud's best friend who hooped on a train headed west.

picked Bud up on the side of the road and brought him to meet his "father"

a bandleader who turns out to be Bud's grandfather

a seemingly perfect, controlled society where people are often controlled and may feel threatened.

anywhere outside the boundary of the Community

a young child who also has the ability to "receive" and flees the Community with Jonas.

emotional feelings that are not to be felt in the Community and are treated with a pill

a punishment for wrongdoing that seems to mean death

the envy of all the boys, but yet hated by all the moms.

blonde-haired blue eyed girl who Tom falls for

believed to have killed 5 citizens, including Dr. Robinson

saved from harm by Huck and the Welshman. Agrees to take Huck in and adopt him.

farmed for the murder but set free after Tom testifies

paid men to help him obtain a body from the graveyard for medical purposes.

Tom's guardian who cares for him very much

place where the boys ended up after running away

a technique used by an author to go back in time and reveal an earlier event that somehow connects with what is going on presently.

a character who undergoes great change from the beginning of the story to the end.

giving human qualities to non-living objects or ideas

a character who stays the same throughout a book or story

the perspective from which a story is told

the way an author creates the personality and traits of his her characters.

a conversation, episode, or vent that happened before the beginning of a story.

Tom's punishment for skipping school and lying about it.

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Term	Definition
theme	life lesson or moral of a story.
protagonist	main character/hero in a story.
antagonist	villain or evil force.
mood	the feelings associated with a piece of literature.
chronological order	events told in the order in which they happened.
myth	a traditional story that is passed own by people to explain how something in the world came to be.
suspense	a feeling of growing tension that builds as a story gets more exciting.
foreshadowing	hints or clues an author may give that reveal future events.
metaphor	a comparison of two things that does not use like or as.
Todd Amos	an older boy who trotted Bud and even shoved a pencil up his nose
"Bugs"	Bud's best friend who hooped on a train headed west.
Deza Malone	Bud' s first kiss
Lefty Lewis	picked Bud up on the side of the road and brought him to meet his "father"
Herman E. Calloway	a bandleader who turns out to be Bud's grandfather
dystopia	a seemingly perfect, controlled society where people are often controlled and may feel threatened.
Jonas' Assignment	Receiver of Memory
Elsewhere	anywhere outside the boundary of the Community
Gabriel	a young child who also has the ability to "receive" and flees the Community with Jonas.
The Stirrings	emotional feelings that are not to be felt in the Community and are treated with a pill
Release	a punishment for wrongdoing that seems to mean death
Huck Finn	the envy of all the boys, but yet hated by all the moms.
Joe Harper	Tom's "bosom" friend
Becky Thatcher	blonde-haired blue eyed girl who Tom falls for
Injun Joe	believed to have killed 5 citizens, including Dr. Robinson
Widow Douglas	saved from harm by Huck and the Welshman. Agrees to take Huck in and adopt him.
Muff Potter	farmed for the murder but set free after Tom testifies
Dr. Robinson	paid men to help him obtain a body from the graveyard for medical purposes.
Sid	tattle-tale half brother
Aunt Polly	Tom's guardian who cares for him very much
Jackson's Island	place where the boys ended up after running away
McDougal's Cave	site of Injun Joe's death
flashback	a technique used by an author to go back in time and reveal an earlier event that somehow connects with what is going on presently.
dynamic character	a character who undergoes great change from the beginning of the story to the end.
stanza	a group of lines in poetry
personification	giving human qualities to non-living objects or ideas
static character	a character who stays the same throughout a book or story
point of view	the perspective from which a story is told
characterization	the way an author creates the personality and traits of his her characters.
flashback	a conversation, episode, or vent that happened before the beginning of a story.
whitewashing	Tom's punishment for skipping school and lying about it.

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