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By: Ka e n a n , Ch ris , Mich e lle


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Plot Definition: The main events in a story or novel

Juliet, too, falls for Romeo, but falls into despair when herNurse informs her Romeo is a Montague, as does Romeo

when he learns Juliet is a Capulet.

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Setting Definition: The place and surroundings in a

story

Pass the candy cane forest through gumdrop

valley lies Santa's workshop


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Point of View Definition: They point of view that the story is

told form a specific character in the story

I ran down the street to the grocery store for

milk


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Characterization Definition: The way that a character is

described and their personality

He was kind and friendly to everyone


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Theme Definition: The subject of a story and the view

point that it is told

The party was fun and full of laughter with

bright sunshine


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Alliteration Definition: The use of the same letter and or

word recurring throughout the literature

An apple aimlessly attacked an ant


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Allusion Definition: The practice of bringing things to

mind

Pictures can bring back memories such as

stairs


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Analogy Definition: The comparison between two people

and their talking points throughout theliterature

Hello John, how are you? asked Bill Hey I am fine thank you Bill said John


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Antagonist Definition: The one in the story who is hostile

and opposes the main character

John pushed Bill down the stairs


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Aside Definition: A remark that is intended to be

heard by the audience but not the charactersin the play

Ha they dont know that my real plan is totake their money thought Charlie


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Blank Verse Definition: A verse without rhyme

Today we shall go down the the store


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Climax Definition: The most exciting and intense point

of a story where the plot unfolds

Then Harvey took the final step and made it to

the top of the mountain.


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Comic Relief Definition: To offset more serious points in

literature

The house burned down. Well at least Ill

never have to deal with the dishes again.


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Conflict Definition: A disagreement or opposition in a

work of literature

They had finally made it to the river bed but

there was only enough water for one personbecause of the hot dry climate.


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Couplet Definition: a type of rhyme that only has two

verses

Once upon a time

I wrote this little rhyme


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Diction Definition: A style of speaking or writing

It is a strange diction that he uses to write.


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Dramatic Irony Definition: : The expression by using something

that usually means the opposite

The hunter was now the hunted


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Dramatic Structure Definition: The structure of a story that brings

drama

Exposition to rising action to climax to falling

action is the order of dramatic structure


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Epithet Definition: A word that expresses the

characteristics of something that is ageneralization

Big MOUNTAIN


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Foreshadowing Definition: To show something in the beginning

that will become important later in the story

A man came out of a room. Three days later a

body is found in the same room.


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Foil Definition: To stop or ruin some ones plans to

do something

He foiled their plans by calling the police


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Imagery Definition: The use of words to create specific

images in some ones head

The red rubber ball was as big as a watermelon


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Irony Definition: Using language that usually means

the opposite of something to get an ideaacross

A traffic jam when you're already late... toreceive an award from the Municipal PlanningBoard for reducing the city's automobilecongestion 80 percent.

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Metaphor Definition: A statement that applies to a word

or action but not literally

Its so hot I could fry eggs on the street.


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Monologue Definition: One character talking for a long

section of a literary piece without anyinterruptions

I am so happy because I won the lottery. I feellike I can do anything now. I can now buywhatever I want


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Oxymoron Definition: Something that is impossible and or

cannot be done

Clean dirt


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Personification Definition: Giving an object a personality and

letting it become like a person

Pass the salt. said the crocodile


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Protagonist Definition: The leading character in a story

Frodo is a protagonist in Lord of the Rings


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Pun Definition: A joke using the different

possibilities of the meaning of a word

I have a fear of needles. They really get under

my skin.

http://www.punoftheday.com/cgi-bin/disppuns.pl?

ord=N&cat=0&sub=0&page=1


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Rhyme Scheme Definition: The meter of a rhyme and how it is

setup

8 A

8 A 6 B

8 C

8 C

6 B


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Simile Definition: A statement that applies to a word

or action but not literally and uses the wordlike or as.

The salsa is as hot as the sun


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Situational Irony Definition: A situation that brings about irony

The people in Emerald city believed the wizard to be apowerful deity but it turns out that he is just somebumbling old man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony


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Soliloquy Definition: The act of speaking aloud to oneself

regardless if others are listening or not

Now I know what he was up to. exclaimed

John.


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Sonnet Definition: A poem of fourteen lines that uses a

specific meter

This is my Sonnet.


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Symbol Definition: An object or idea that means

something other that that of which it really is

His charity is a symbol of his kindness.


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Tragedy Definition: When something occurs that is very

depressing or meaningful

The child is now fatherless.


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Verbal Irony Definition: Using words to express irony

Im sorry but your house has burned down sirsaid the policeman

Oh Great replied Robby

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