3A Vocabulary

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adage

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a concise, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or general observation.

ex: early bird gets the worm.

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affix

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a word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that occurs before or after a root or base word to modify its meaning

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audience

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the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

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author’s craft

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intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, sentence structures, devices, and language to create an effective written work; author’s craft may vary by genre

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author’s purpose

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the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

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character

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A person or thing who plays a role in a book, play, or movie.

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climax

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the highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

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conflict

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in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal, as a psychological conflict within a character, or external.

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falling action

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the element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story before the resolution

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fiction

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literary works written in prose based on imaginative ideas and storytelling not presented as fact