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plot   show
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show the arrangement of events in a literary work  
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conflict   show
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show the two major types of conflict  
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show a problem or struggle within a character  
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show a problem or struggle between a character and someone or something outside of the character  
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show establishes the setting, identifies the characters, introduces the basic situation (problem may be revealed here)  
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show introduces the central conflict (sometimes it occurs before the opening of the story)  
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rising action   show
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show 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   show
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conclusion/resolution   show
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setting   show
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suspense   show
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show an author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story  
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flashback   show
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show the feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage  
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tone   show
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character   show
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show the main character in a literary work  
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antagonist   show
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round character   show
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show this character seems to possess only one or two personality traits – little or no background is revealed  
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show this character changes as a result of the action in the story  
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static character   show
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show one of the qualities that makes up a character's personality  
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character motivation   show
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show conversation between characters  
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dialect   show
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jargon   show
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show an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words  
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show the language of everyday speech, may use contractions and slang  
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formal language   show
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narrator   show
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show 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   show
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fiction   show
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show prose writing that presents and explains ideas about real people, places, objects or events  
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fantasy   show
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show a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person  
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show a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his or her own life story  
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show a division or type of literature – generally prose, poetry or drama  
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show the message, central concern, or insight into life revealed in a literary work  
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stereotype   show
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symbol   show
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show a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art within a literary work  
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show the general name given to literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions  
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show words are used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning or contradict their usual meaning  
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show an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the character, the reader, or the audience (a surprise twist)  
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show contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/ audience knows to be true  
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show an inoffensive word or term used in place of another that is felt to be offensive  
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idiom   show
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show writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally  
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figures of speech   show
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show a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as  
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show a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two unlike subjects  
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show a figure of speech that is an exaggeration for effect  
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show a figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics  
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alliteration   show
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show the use of words that imitate sounds  
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stanza   show
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refrain   show
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show the author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince the audience  
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show the fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer  
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show literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness  
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show text that tells a first-hand account of an event; original works used when researching (letters, journals)  
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show text used when researching that is derived from something original (biographies, magazine articles)  
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text structure   show
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inference   show
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imagery   show
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show a judgment based on personal point of view  
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generalization   show
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show a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers  
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propaganda   show
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name-calling   show
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show tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or everyone is doing it  
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show an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument  
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emotional appeal   show
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show attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea  
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show makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information  
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show states a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument  
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appeal to numbers, facts, and statistics   show
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vocabulary   show
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