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| a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject. |
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| Brief work of fiction that can usually be read in a single sitting |
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| his or her reason for creating a particular work |
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| he story of a person's life, written by someone else |
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| a story that takes place in an unreal, imaginary world |
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| fiction that is set in the past |
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| any physical object that is used in drama |
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| the order in which events occur or ideas are presented |
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| in the story, the point when the plot twists |
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| first stage of the story, provides important backround info introduces setting and characters, sometimes the conflict is also introduced. |
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| a conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. |
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| the climax stage is the point of greatest interest in a story or play, usually occurs towards the end of a story . At the climax the conflict is resolved and the outcome of the plot becomes clear. |
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| is the stage of the plot in which the story begins to draw to a close. Events in the falling actions show the result of the important description or action that happened at the climax. |
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| is prose writting that tells an imaginary story. The basic elements of fiction are plot,character,setting,and theme can be based on fact. |
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| series of events in a story |
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| comes after climax and after the falling action when the problem in the story is solved. |
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| stage of the plot that develops the conflict or struggle. events build toward the climax or turning points. |
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| is one that occurs within a character. |
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| involves a character who struggles against a force outside him or herself such as nature a physical obstacle or another character. |
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| is a feeling or growing tension and excitement felt by the reader. |
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| the technique of hinting about something that will occur late rin a story. |
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| giving something un-human, like qualities. |
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| writing that reads much like fiction except everything is real. |
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| undergoes important changes as plot unfolds. |
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| Author directly tells the reader the message of the story. |
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| A judgement based on what you know and what the author tells you. |
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| Remains the same throughout the story. |
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| Suggested message about life;suggested through the title,character actions, plot events, or setting |
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| A person, place, or thing that represents something other than itself. |
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| When one event brings out another. |
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| People, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature. |
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| A force working against the protagonist. |
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| A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using like or as. |
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| The main character in a story, play, or novel. |
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| When the audience knows more than the character. |
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| saying one thing meaning another. |
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| Written conversation between two or more characters. |
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| Events turn out differently than expected. |
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| A major division within a play. |
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| a play; Form of literature mean to be performed by actions in front of an audience. |
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| presents an episode of the plays plot |
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| the instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew. |
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| Painted backrop or other structures used to create the setting for a play. |
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| writing that tells about real people, places, and events. |
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| A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word. |
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| Short account of an event. |
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| Time order, thing presented in the order in which they happen. |
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| the time and place of an action. |
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| A message about human life or nature that the writer shares with the reading. |
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| an overall opinion formed when you are finished reading. |
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| Shows similarities and differences. |
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| Presents or explains information and ideas. |
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| Attempts to convince the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint. |
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| The important parts of the story summed up into a paragraph. |
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| A technique used to influence people. |
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| A person who prefers one thing over another. |
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| Reflects the writers experiences, feeling, and personality. |
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| Taking a quality of one individual and applying it to every individual in the group. |
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| People who create audiovisual presentations can use different qualities to influence you. |
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| An overall opinion formed when you are finished. |
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| The resolving of a problem. |
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| Qualities shown by a character. |
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| the way a writer creates and develops a character |
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| a writer's account of his or her own life |
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| a word that is the complete opposite of another word |
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| repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
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| a true account of a persons life, written by another person |
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| fiction in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past of the future, using known specific data and theories as well as his or her own creative imagination |
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| a type of fiction that is highly imaginative and will never come true. |
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| An interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time. |
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| To express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, and to entertain. |
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| Information from the text that when combined with past knowledge, allows you to infer what something means. |
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| Writing that helps a reader to picture events,objects, and characters. |
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| a short work of non fiction that deals with a single subject. |
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| A category in which a work of literature is classified. |
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| when a short story or novel is set in the past and includes real places and real events of historical importance. |
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| The point the author is trying to make. |
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| The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. |
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| Reason for certain behavior. |
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| The voice that tells the story. |
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| A work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting. |
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| How the story change throughout the writing. |
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| How a writer chooses to narrate a story. |
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| The name that is attached to a piece of writing |
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| A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect. |
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| A comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common. |
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| An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. |
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| An unexpected plot twist at the end of a story. |
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