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plot   the series of related actions or events in a literary work  
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sequence   the arrangement of events in a literary work  
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conflict   struggle between opposing forces; any problem that must be solved  
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internal and external   the two major types of conflict  
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internal conflict   a problem or struggle within a character  
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external conflict   a problem or struggle between a character and someone or something outside of the character  
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exposition   establishes the setting, identifies the characters, introduces the basic situation (problem may be revealed here)  
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initiating incident   introduces the central conflict (sometimes it occurs before the opening of the story)  
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rising action   any events leading up to the climax  
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climax   point of highest interest, conflict must be resolved one way or another or a character takes action to end the conflict  
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falling action   events that occur between the climax and the conclusion  
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conclusion/resolution   the story's end  
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setting   the time and place of the story (where and when it takes place)  
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suspense   the quality of the story that makes the reader curious and excited about what will happen next  
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foreshadowing   an author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story  
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flashback   presents events of the past in the midst of a story in the present  
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mood   the feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage  
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tone   the attitude toward the subject and audience conveyed by the language and rhythm of the speaker in a literary work  
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character   a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work  
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protagonist   the main character in a literary work  
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antagonist   a character or force in conflict with the main character  
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round character   this character is fully developed – the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background  
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flat character   this character seems to possess only one or two personality traits – little or no background is revealed  
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dynamic character   this character changes as a result of the action in the story  
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static character   this character stays the same throughout the story  
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trait   one of the qualities that makes up a character's personality  
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character motivation   a reason that explains, or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions or speech  
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dialogue   conversation between characters  
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dialect   a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group  
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jargon   the special words or terms used by the members of a particular profession or class  
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slang   an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words  
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informal language   the language of everyday speech, may use contractions and slang  
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formal language   the standard language of written communication, formal speeches; may not use contractions or slang  
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narrator   the speaker or character who tells the story  
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point of view   the relationship between the narrator and the story he/she is telling - the perspective from which the story is told  
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prose   the ordinary form of writing; most writing that is not poetry, drama, or song  
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fiction   prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events  
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nonfiction   prose writing that presents and explains ideas about real people, places, objects or events  
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fantasy   highly imaginative writing that has elements not found in real life  
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biography   a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person  
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autobiography   a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his or her own life story  
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genre   a division or type of literature – generally prose, poetry or drama  
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theme   the message, central concern, or insight into life revealed in a literary work  
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stereotype   a fixed, generalized idea about a character, place, or situation  
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symbol   anything that stands for or represents something else  
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allusion   a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art within a literary work  
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irony   the general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions  
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verbal irony   words are used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning or contradict their usual meaning  
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situational irony   an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the character, the reader, or the audience (a surprise twist)  
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dramatic irony   contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/ audience knows to be true  
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euphemism   an inoffensive word or term used in place of another that is felt to be offensive  
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idiom   an expression having a special meaning different from the usual meanings of the words (example – "hit the road")  
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figurative language   writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally  
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figures of speech   types of figurative language  
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simile   a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as  
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metaphor   a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two unlike subjects  
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hyperbole   a figure of speech that is an exaggeration for effect  
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personification   a figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics  
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alliteration   the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words  
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onomatopoeia   the use of words that imitate sounds  
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stanza   a division of poetry similar to a paragraph in prose  
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refrain   a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song  
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author's purpose   the author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince the audience  
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voice   the fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer  
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satire   literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness  
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primary source   text that tells a first-hand account of an event; original works used when researching (letters, journals)  
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secondary source   text used when researching that is derived from something original (biographies, magazine articles)  
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text structure   the author's method of organizing text  
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inference   understanding gained by "reading between the lines;" judgment based on reasoning rather than direct statement  
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imagery   a word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses  
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bias   a judgment based on personal point of view  
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generalization   a conclusion that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person  
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editorial   a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers  
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propaganda   techniques used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something  
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name-calling   an attack on a person instead of an issue  
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bandwagon   tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or everyone is doing it  
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red herring   an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument  
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emotional appeal   tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason  
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testimonial   attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea  
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sweeping generalization   makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information  
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circular argument   states a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument  
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appeal to numbers, facts, and statistics   attempts to persuade the reader by showing how many people think something is true  
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vocabulary   to teach others vocabulary words  
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