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BFP vocab

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prose   show
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show a prose selection which is invented. It can be based on a true story or completely made up.  
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show writings in either prose or poetry.  
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show narrative prose fiction that is shorter and has a less complicated plot/character development than the novel. It can usually be read in one sitting.  
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show a prose narrative that is longer than a short story and develops the characters and plot more completely than a short story.  
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show sequences of events in a story  
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characters   show
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setting   show
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theme   show
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methods of characterization   show
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point of view first person   show
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show the narrator is NOT a character in the story, but knows and shares the thoughts and ideas.  
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show the narrator is NOT a character and does NOT know any character. He, she, it, they and them  
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third person omniscient   show
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plot line   show
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exposition   show
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show A. Internal A struggle within a character person vs. self B. External A struggle with an outside force A struggle between two opposing forces. A story may have many conflicts, but there is always one main conflict, the story cannot do without  
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person vs.   show
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show build up of suspense growing tension and excitement between the main conflict and the climax of the story  
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show the solution of the main conflict is the turning point of the story and is often the high point of the action  
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falling action   show
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resolution   show
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denotation   show
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connotation   show
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show a contrast between what is stated and what is actually meant, or between what is expected A. verbal (sarcasm) B. situational an event turns out diff.ly than expected C. Dramatic the reader or audience knows something a character does not  
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allusion   show
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show a broad generalization or oversimplified view that disregards individual differences  
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show a prose selection that tells about something that actually happened, or presents factual information  
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essay   show
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biography   show
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show nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his/her own life  
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show the main character in the story, often but not always the hero  
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antagonist   show
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show the combination of character traits and circumstances that causes a character to act a certain way, answers why they chose to do what they do in any situation  
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show the character does not experience a change throughout the story  
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dynamic character   show
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round character   show
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flat character   show
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science fiction   show
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show the writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen later in the story  
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show the dominant emotion created in a literary passage; a feeling or atmosphere that the reader senses  
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show a reasonable conclusion based on certain clues or facts presented in the story  
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show a feeling of growing tension, excitement or uncertainly about what is happening in the story  
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author's purpose   show
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tone   show
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show a very short story within a longer story with a simple, amusing plot used to make a point  
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propaganda   show
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show any language that is not intended in a literally, present in a literal sense. such as: simile, metaphor, personification or hyperbole  
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show a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like", "as", or "resembles"  
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metaphor   show
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hyperbole   show
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personification   show
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show words or details that appeal to the senses and causes a visual scene to appear in the reader's mind  
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idiom   show
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symbol   show
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show a form of literature meant to be preformed by actors before an audience. a character's dialogue and actions tell the story  
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dialogue   show
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show a major section of a play. an act serves the same function as a chapter in a novel  
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show the events that occur in one place at one in a play  
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show a dramatic work that is light and often humorous, and usually ends with a peaceful and happy resolution to the main conflict  
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tragedy   show
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show the repetition of accented vowel and syllable sounds End rhyme repetition of sounds is at the end of words  
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sound technique-rhythm   show
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sound techniques-alliteration   show
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sound technique-onomatopoeia   show
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assonance   show
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satire   show
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show writing that is both imaginative and emotional: the words are arranged so that  
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