Fall Final Exam Vocab Review

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Direct Characterization

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A writer states the character traits of a character.

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Foreshadowing

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Clues hinting at future plot events.

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Theme

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Central message of a literary work

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Indirect Characterization

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A writer relies on the reader to infer character traits.

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Third Person Omniscient

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Story told from a narrator who knows and tells about what each character thinks and feels.

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Climax

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Turning point or moment of greatest tension in the plot

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First Person

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Story told from a character's perspective.

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Setting in literature

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Time and place of the action in a literary work.

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Personal Narrative

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A true story focusing on a significant moment in the writer’s life.

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Context Clues

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Words or phrases that help determine the meaning of an unknown word.