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Literary Terms:KIND
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story--beginning, middle and end. |
| Exposition | The beginning of the story where the main characters and initial conflicts are introduced. The setting of the story (time, place, weather, culture etc.). |
| Rising Action | Action-Events that lead up to the climax. They help create tension and suspense and may have more conflicts. |
| Climax- | The turning point of the story; the moment of tension, emotion, or suspense that determines the resolution. The main conflict is addressed. |
| Falling Action | Eases the tension and shows how the main character resolves the conflict. |
| Resolution/Denouement | The end of the story where typically the main conflict is resolved. |
| protaganist | the bad boy |
| central idea | what the section is mostly about |
| pantaganest | the good boy |
| Postscript | A note added after ending ( often abbreviated P.S.). |
| Prescription | An order for medicine or other treatment written by a doctor. An order for medicine or other treatment written by a doctor. An order for medicine or other treatment written by a doctor. An order for medicine or other treatment written by a doctor. |
| scribe | before the invention of printing, a person who wrote books by hand; a writer. |
| Script | The text of a play, movie, or broadcast |
| Subscription | An order for, or a pledge to pay for, regular copies of a publication, a group of plays or concerts, and so on |
| autobiography | A life story written by the person who lived in it. |
| Autograph | to sign one’s name. |
| Biography | an account of someone’s life, written |
| geography | the study of the features of the different places on earth |
| paragraph | a section of a piece of writing, dealing with one topic. |
| Antisocial | Unfriendly; not enjoying the company of others |
| Association | A club, society or an organization of people with similar interests |
| Dissociate | To break the ties between, separate from, stop associating with |
| Society | People, human beings living and working as a group or community. |
| Sociologist | A scientist who works in the area of sociology, which examines the relationships, values, and institutions of communities of people. |
| Commemorate | To honor the memory of |
| Memento | An object that reminds one of a special time or place |
| Memorandum | un A written or typed note to help one remember something. |
| Memorial | A monument or statue built in memory of a person or an event. |
| Remembrance | An object that keeps memory of something alive. |