Final Exam Vocabulary Flashcards

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a person who sought to abolish (end) slavery

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Abolitionist

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tales that people tell each other out loud, rather than stories in written form

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Folktale

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(in folklore) a man-eating giant

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Ogre

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a system of touch reading and writing for blind persons in which raised dots represent the letters of the alphabet

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Braille

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open to argument or debate, causing disagreement

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Controversial

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an article giving opinions or perspectives

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Editorial

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 series of words that all begin with the same letter and/or sound

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alliteration

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the development of characters in the text; the characters’ words and actions show characterization

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characterization

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a problem; types include: person v. person, person v. self, person v. nature, person v. society

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conflict

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a character who changes, grows, or learns something over the course of a text

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dynamic (or round) character