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Mod. 2 Les1-2 Vocab

TermDefinition
setting when and where a story, poem, or event occurs
environments all living and non-living parts of a habitat
science fiction genre of literature; often focuses on science or technology, with settings in a different time, world, or dimension
characters people in stories
speaker people in poems
frail lacking strength or health
civilization an advanced society with a government and culture
vital needed for survival
immense enormous
Venus a planet in our solar system ; second from our sun
sensory details use the five senses (sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell) to add depth of the writing
figurative language a word or phrase that does not have its normal meaning, to make a writing more interesting
simile a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using like or as
metaphor a comparison which is not literally true, suggests what something is like by comparing it with something else with similar characteristics
consequence result or importance
tableau a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history
conflict a problem
event timeline sequence of events in a story or poem
summary a brief description of the characters, setting, major events, and resolution in a story
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